Filing system which provides increased availability of image data stored therein
First Claim
1. A filing system in which a data processing apparatus is connected to a file server via a network, comprising:
- a data capturing unit provided in the data processing apparatus and configured to capture image data of a document into the data processing apparatus;
a data storing unit configured to store the captured image data in an image storage medium of the data processing apparatus;
an access management unit configured to correlate owner identifications of users who use the data processing apparatus to process the image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, to correlate re-use owner identifications of users who are at least one of a user unit and a group unit allowed to retrieve or read the stored image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, and to allow the stored image data to be accessed when any of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications correlated with the stored image data is verified;
a data output unit configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the stored image data is allowed by the access management unit;
an owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire the owner identifications; and
a re-use owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire one or more of the re-use owner identifications;
wherein at least one of the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit include;
a list displaying unit configured to display, on a display screen, a list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications each containing at least one of user names and user identifiers; and
a selection input unit configured to select one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications from among the displayed list on the display screen when a corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed;
wherein the access management unit is configured to store the image data from the data capturing unit into the image storage medium, and to correlate each of the owner identifications of the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identifications of the re-use owner identification acquiring unit with the stored image data each time the image data is stored in the image storage medium;
wherein the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit are configured to acquire the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications in a sequence of selections from the displayed list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications by the selection input unit, wherein one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications acquired in said sequence is selected from among the displayed list on the display screen when the corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed;
wherein the data output unit is configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image of the image storage medium correlated with the selected one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications;
wherein the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit are configured to acquire a preset owner identification when the data capturing unit is provided in the data processing apparatus having at least one of a copying function, a facsimile function and a scanning function and configured to allow a user to operate the data processing apparatus when the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications are acquired; and
wherein the access management unit is configured to add or change the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications.
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Abstract
In a filing system, a data processing apparatus is connected to a file server via a transmission path. Image data of a document is captured into the data processing apparatus. The captured image data is stored onto an image storage medium. A plurality of owner identifications are acquired when the image data is captured. The owner identifications are correlated with the image data stored on the image storage medium, and the stored image data is allowed to be accessed when any of the owner identifications correlated with the image data is verified. The image data is output in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the image data is allowed.
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21 Claims
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1. A filing system in which a data processing apparatus is connected to a file server via a network, comprising:
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a data capturing unit provided in the data processing apparatus and configured to capture image data of a document into the data processing apparatus; a data storing unit configured to store the captured image data in an image storage medium of the data processing apparatus; an access management unit configured to correlate owner identifications of users who use the data processing apparatus to process the image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, to correlate re-use owner identifications of users who are at least one of a user unit and a group unit allowed to retrieve or read the stored image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, and to allow the stored image data to be accessed when any of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications correlated with the stored image data is verified; a data output unit configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the stored image data is allowed by the access management unit; an owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire the owner identifications; and a re-use owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire one or more of the re-use owner identifications; wherein at least one of the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit include; a list displaying unit configured to display, on a display screen, a list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications each containing at least one of user names and user identifiers; and a selection input unit configured to select one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications from among the displayed list on the display screen when a corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed; wherein the access management unit is configured to store the image data from the data capturing unit into the image storage medium, and to correlate each of the owner identifications of the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identifications of the re-use owner identification acquiring unit with the stored image data each time the image data is stored in the image storage medium; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit are configured to acquire the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications in a sequence of selections from the displayed list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications by the selection input unit, wherein one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications acquired in said sequence is selected from among the displayed list on the display screen when the corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed; wherein the data output unit is configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image of the image storage medium correlated with the selected one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit are configured to acquire a preset owner identification when the data capturing unit is provided in the data processing apparatus having at least one of a copying function, a facsimile function and a scanning function and configured to allow a user to operate the data processing apparatus when the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications are acquired; and wherein the access management unit is configured to add or change the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications.
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2. A filing system in which a data processing apparatus is connected to a file server via a network, comprising:
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a data capturing unit provided in the data processing apparatus and configured to capture image data of a document into the data processing apparatus; a data storing unit configured to store the captured image data in an image storage medium of the data processing apparatus; an access management unit configured to correlate owner identifications of users who use the data processing apparatus to process the image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, to correlate re-use owner identifications of users who are at least one of a user unit and a group unit allowed to retrieve or read the stored image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, and to allow the stored image data to be accessed when any of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications correlated with the stored image data is verified; a data output unit configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the stored image data is allowed by the access management unit; an owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire the owner identifications; and a re-use owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire one or more of the re-use owner identifications; wherein at least one of the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit include; a list displaying unit configured to display, on a display screen, a list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications each containing at least one of user names and user identifiers; and a selection input unit configured to select one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications from among the displayed list on the display screen when a corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed; wherein the access management unit is configured to store the image data from the data capturing unit into the image storage medium, and to correlate each of the owner identifications of the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identifications of the re-use owner identification acquiring unit with the stored image data each time the image data is stored in the image storage medium; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit are configured to display, when the data capturing unit is provided in the data processing apparatus having at least two of a copying function, a facsimile function, a scanning function and a printing function, the list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications on the display screen of the selection input unit of the data processing apparatus in a sequence of selections from the displayed list of the owner identifications of the re-use owner identifications by the selection input unit, wherein one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications displayed in said sequence is selected from among the displayed list on the display screen when the corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed; wherein the data output unit is configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image of the image storage medium correlated with the selected one of the owner identifications or the reuse owner identifications; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit are configured to acquire a preset owner identification when the data capturing unit is provided in the data processing apparatus having at least one of a copying function, a facsimile function and a scanning function and configured to allow a user to operate the data processing apparatus when the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications are acquired; and wherein the access management unit is configured to add or change the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications.
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3. A filing system in which a data processing apparatus having at least two of a copying function, a facsimile function, a scanning function and a printing function is connected to a file server via a network, the filing system comprising:
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a data capturing unit provided in the data processing apparatus and configured to capture image data of a document into the data processing apparatus; a data storing unit configured to store the captured image data in an image storage medium of the data processing apparatus; an access management unit configured to correlate owner identifications of users who use the data processing apparatus to process the image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, to correlate re-use owner identifications of users who are allowed to retrieve or read the stored image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, and to allow the stored image data to be accessed when any of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications correlated with the stored image data is verified; a data output unit configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the stored image data is allowed by the access management unit; and an owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; wherein the access management unit is configured to store the image data from the data capturing unit into the image storage medium, and to correlate each of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications of the owner identification acquiring unit with the stored image data each time the image data is stored in the image storage medium; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit includes; list displaying unit configured to display, on a display screen, a list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; and a selection input unit configured to select one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications from among the displayed list on the display screen when a corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed wherein the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications are acquired in a sequence of selections from the displayed list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications by the selection input unit and one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications acquired in said sequence is selected from among the displayed list; wherein the data output unit is configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image of the image storage medium correlated with the selected one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; and wherein the access management unit is configured to add or change the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A filing system in which a data processing apparatus is connected to a file server via a network, comprising:
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a data capturing unit provided in the data processing apparatus and configured to capture image data of a document into the data processing apparatus; a data storing unit configured to store image data in an image storage medium of the data processing apparatus; an access management unit configured to correlate owner identifications of users who use the data processing apparatus to process the image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, to correlate re-use owner identifications of users who are at least one of a user unit and a group unit allowed to retrieve or read the stored image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, and to allow the stored image data to be accessed when any of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications correlated with the stored image data is verified; a data output unit configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the stored image data is allowed by the access management unit; an owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire the owner identifications; and a re-use owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire one or more of the re-use owner identifications; wherein at least one of the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit include; a list displaying unit configured to display, on a display screen, a list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications each containing at least one of user names and user identifiers; a selection input unit configured to select one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications from among the displayed list on the display screen when a corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed; and a user selection number counting unit configured to count a user selection number for each of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; wherein the access management unit is configured to store the image data from the data capturing unit into the image storage medium, and to correlate each of the owner identifications of the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identifications of the re-use owner identification acquiring unit with the stored image data each time the image data is stored in the image storage medium; wherein the list displaying unit is configured to display, on the display screen, a part of the list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications which appear in a sequence based on the user selection number counted for each of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications by the user selection number counting unit, wherein one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications appearing in said sequence is selected from among the displayed list on the display screen when the corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed; wherein the data output unit is configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image of the image storage medium correlated with the selected one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit and the re-use owner identification acquiring unit are configured to acquire a preset owner identification when the data capturing unit is provided in the data processing apparatus having at least one of a copying function, a facsimile function and a scanning function and configured to allow a user to operate the data processing apparatus when the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications are acquired; and wherein the access management unit is configured to add or change the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A filing system in which a data processing apparatus is connected to a file server via a network, comprising;
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a data capturing unit provided in the data processing apparatus and configured to capture image data of a document into the data processing apparatus; a data storing unit configured to store the captured image data in an image storage medium of the data processing apparatus; an access management unit configured to correlate owner identifications of users who use the data processing apparatus to process the image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, to correlate re-use owner identifications of users who are allowed to retrieve or read the stored image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, and to allow the stored image data to be accessed when any of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications correlated with the stored image data is verified; a data output unit configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the stored image data is allowed by the access management unit; and an owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; wherein the access management unit is configured to store the image data from the data capturing unit into the image storage medium, and to correlate each of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications of the owner identification acquiring unit with the stored image data each time the image data is stored in the image storage medium; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit includes; a list displaying unit configured to display, on a display screen, a list of the owner identifications or the reuse owner identifications; and a selection input unit configured to select one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications from among the displayed list on the display screen when a corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed wherein the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications are acquired in a sequence of selections from the displayed list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications by the selection input unit and one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications acquired in said sequence is selected from among the displayed list; wherein the data output unit is configured to output the image data in a readable manner by retrieving the stored image of the image storage medium correlated with the selected one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; and wherein the data processing apparatus has at least two of a copying function, a facsimile function, a scanning function, and a printing function. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A printing device which is connected to a file server via a network, the printing device comprising:
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a data capturing unit provided in the printing device and configured to capture image data of a document into the printing device; a data storing unit configured to store the captured image data in an image storage medium of the printing device; an access management unit configured to correlate owner identifications of users who use the printing device to process the image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, to correlate re-use owner identifications of users who are allowed to retrieve or read the stored image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, and to allow the stored image data to be accessed when any of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications correlated with the stored image data is verified; a data printing unit configured to print the image data on a printing medium by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the stored image data is allowed by the access management unit; and an owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; wherein the access management unit is configured to store the image data from the data capturing unit into the image storage medium, and to correlate each of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications of the owner identification acquiring unit with the stored image data each time the image data is stored in the image storage medium; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit includes; a list displaying unit configured to display, on a display screen, a list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; and a selection input unit configured to select one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications from among the displayed list on the display screen when a corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed whereby the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications are acquired in a sequence of selections from the displayed list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications by the selection input unit and one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications acquired in said sequence is selected from among the displayed list; wherein the data printing unit is configured to print the image data on the printing medium by retrieving the stored image of the image storage medium correlated with the selected one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; and wherein the printing device has at least two of a copying function, a facsimile function, a scanning function, and a printing function. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A printing device which has at least two of a copying function, a facsimile function, a scanning function and a printing function and is connected to a file server via a network, the printing device comprising:
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a data capturing unit provided in the printing device and configured to capture image data of a document into the printing device; a data storing unit configured to store the captured image data in an image storage medium of the printing device; an access management unit configured to correlate owner identifications of users who use the printing device to process the image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, to correlate re-use owner identifications of users who are allowed to retrieve or read the stored image data, with the stored image data in the image storage medium, and to allow the stored image data to be accessed when any of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications correlated with the stored image data is verified; a data printing unit configured to print the image data on a printing medium by retrieving the stored image data of the image storage medium when the access to the stored image data is allowed by the access management unit; and an owner identification acquiring unit configured to acquire the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; wherein the access management unit is configured to store the image data from the data capturing unit into the image storage medium, and to correlate each of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications of the owner identification acquiring unit with the stored image data each time the image data is stored in the image storage medium; wherein the owner identification acquiring unit includes; a list displaying unit configured to display, on a display screen, a list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; and a selection input unit configured to select one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications from among the displayed list on the display screen when a corresponding selection button of the display screen is depressed wherein the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications are acquired in a sequence of selections from the displayed list of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications by the selection input unit and one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications acquired in said sequence is selected from among the displayed list; wherein the data printing unit is configured to print the image data on the printing, medium by retrieving the stored image of the image storage medium correlated with the selected one of the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications; and wherein the access management unit is configured to add or change the owner identifications or the re-use owner identifications. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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