Document generation apparatus, method, and storage medium
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1. A document generation apparatus, having a non-transitory memory, comprising:
- a scanning unit adapted (i) to scan a first document in which a content is laid out in a layout and (ii) to read out an identification code from the first document;
a retrieval unit adapted to retrieve an address in which a document set is stored based on the read identification code, from a table which stores a plurality of addresses in correspondence with respective identification codes;
a first acquisition unit adapted to acquire, from the address retrieved by said retrieval unit, a document set which includes layout data of the first document and database access information for accessing a database to acquire an updated content of the first document;
a second acquisition unit adapted to access the database and acquire the updated content based on the database access information acquired by said first acquisition unit; and
a generation unit adapted to generate a second document on which the updated content acquired by said second acquisition unit is laid out in accordance with the layout data acquired by said first acquisition unit, thereby the second document, which contains the updated content of the first document, is laid out in the same layout as the first document.
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Abstract
A document generation apparatus comprises: a first acquisition unit adapted to acquire, based on identification information appended to a first document, layout data and data acquisition information required to acquire data to be laid out in accordance with the layout data; a second acquisition unit adapted to acquire data based on the data acquisition information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a generation unit adapted to generate a second document on which the data acquired by the second acquisition unit are laid out in accordance with the layout data acquired by the first acquisition unit.
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1. A document generation apparatus, having a non-transitory memory, comprising:
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a scanning unit adapted (i) to scan a first document in which a content is laid out in a layout and (ii) to read out an identification code from the first document; a retrieval unit adapted to retrieve an address in which a document set is stored based on the read identification code, from a table which stores a plurality of addresses in correspondence with respective identification codes; a first acquisition unit adapted to acquire, from the address retrieved by said retrieval unit, a document set which includes layout data of the first document and database access information for accessing a database to acquire an updated content of the first document; a second acquisition unit adapted to access the database and acquire the updated content based on the database access information acquired by said first acquisition unit; and a generation unit adapted to generate a second document on which the updated content acquired by said second acquisition unit is laid out in accordance with the layout data acquired by said first acquisition unit, thereby the second document, which contains the updated content of the first document, is laid out in the same layout as the first document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A document generation method comprising:
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a scanning step of (i) scanning a first document in which a content is laid out in a layout and (ii) reading out an identification code from the first document; a retrieval step of retrieving an address in which a document set is stored based on the read identification code, from a table which stores a plurality of addressed in correspondence with respective identification codes; a first acquisition step of acquiring, from the address retrieved in said retrieval step, a document set which includes layout data of the first document and database access information for accessing a database to acquire an updated content of the first document; a second acquisition step of accessing the database and acquiring the updated content based on the database access information acquired in the first acquisition step; and a generation step of generating a second document on which the updated content acquired in the second acquisition step are is laid out in accordance with the layout data acquired in the first acquisition step, thereby the second document which contains the updated content of the first document is laid out in the same layout as the first document. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for generating a document, said computer program comprising:
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a scanning step of (i) scanning a first document in which a content is laid out in a layout and (ii) reading out an identification code from the first document; a retrieval step of retrieving an address in which a document set is stored based on the read identification code, from a table which stores a plurality of addressed in correspondence with respective identification codes; a first acquisition step of acquiring, from the address retrieved in said retrieval step, a document set which includes layout data of the first document and database access information for accessing a database to acquire an updated content of the first document; a second acquisition step of accessing the database and acquiring the updated content based on the database access information acquired in the first acquisition step; and a generation step of generating a second document on which the updated content acquired in the second acquisition step is laid out in accordance with the layout data acquired in the first acquisition step, thereby the second document which contains the updated content of the first document is laid out in the same layout as the first document. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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