Image processing apparatus
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a reader configured to read, by radio communication, data stored in a contactless integrated circuit (IC) tag embedded in a recording sheet on which a predetermined image has been formed, the recording sheet being disposed in a position to transmit the data to the reader, the data including information identifying a first document file corresponding to the predetermined image, and related information including one or more search criteria capable of identifying related document files that are related to the first document file and are different from the first document file;
a first controller configured to perform a search for the related document files using the search criteria stored in the IC tag;
a display; and
a second controller configured to control the display to show a display screen including a list of related document files identified by the search;
wherein the search criteria comprise (i) a filename, date, or owner of the first document file, and (ii) a search keyword, and the search criteria is used to search for the related document files.
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Abstract
In order to provide a more user-friendly image processing apparatus, the present invention provides an image processing apparatus that is able to obtain information stored in a contactless IC tag embedded in the document paper, for example, and search for related information based on the obtained information, and display the related information on a display screen like the liquid crystal display panel in the control panel.
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a reader configured to read, by radio communication, data stored in a contactless integrated circuit (IC) tag embedded in a recording sheet on which a predetermined image has been formed, the recording sheet being disposed in a position to transmit the data to the reader, the data including information identifying a first document file corresponding to the predetermined image, and related information including one or more search criteria capable of identifying related document files that are related to the first document file and are different from the first document file; a first controller configured to perform a search for the related document files using the search criteria stored in the IC tag; a display; and a second controller configured to control the display to show a display screen including a list of related document files identified by the search; wherein the search criteria comprise (i) a filename, date, or owner of the first document file, and (ii) a search keyword, and the search criteria is used to search for the related document files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18)
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6. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a reader configured to read data transmitted by a contactless integrated circuit (IC) tag embedded in a recording sheet on which a predetermined image has been formed, the recording sheet being disposed in a position to transmit the data to the reader, the data including information identifying a first document file corresponding to the predetermined image, and related information including one or more search criteria capable of identifying related document files that are related to the first document file and are different from the first document file; a first controller configured to perform a search for the related document files using the search criteria stored in the IC tag; a display; and a second controller configured to control the display to show a display screen including a list of related document files identified by the search; wherein the search criteria comprise (i) a filename, date, or owner of the first document file, and (ii) a search keyword, and the search criteria is used to search for the related document files. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a reader configured to read data stored in a contactless integrated circuit (IC) tag embedded in a recording sheet on which a predetermined image has been formed, the recording sheet being disposed in a position to transmit the data to the reader, and related information including one or more search criteria capable of identifying related document files that are related to the first document file and are different from the first document file; a first controller configured to perform a search for the related document files using the search criteria stored in the IC tag; a display; a second controller configured to control the display to show a list of related document files identified by the search, together with accompanying graphical selection tools allowing a user to select one or more processing functions to perform on one or more of the related document files in the list; a start button configured to initiate the performance of one or more processing functions on one or more related document files selected from the list when the start button is operated; a third controller configured to process the first document file if the start button is operated when none of the related document files in the list is selected; wherein the search criteria comprise (i) a filename, date, or owner of the first document file, and (ii) a search keyword, and the search criteria is used to search for the related document files. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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