Abstract: An image forming system comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire a printing target file that can be partially encrypted; a notification unit configured to give a notification in a case where an encrypted portion of the printing target file cannot be opened; and a printing unit configured to print an image based on the printing target file not under control of a printer driver.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to determine whether a PDF file is an SPDF file without using a special command. The present invention is an information processing apparatus including: at least one processor that executes the instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing the information processing apparatus to perform operations including: first extracting to extract a character area within an image object included in a file; first determining to determine whether the file is a searchable file including an image and results of character recognition corresponding to the image based on a position relationship between the character area extracted by the first extracting and an area in which a character object included in the file is drawn; and generating to generate a file including results of character recognition processing by performing the character recognition processing for the image object.

Abstract: A plurality of character regions is extracted from an image, candidates for an item value region including an item value corresponding to a predetermined item name are identified from among the plurality of character regions based on a condition for the item value, candidates for a key word region including the predetermined item name are identified from among the plurality of character regions based on a position of each of the identified candidates for the item value region, and the key word region including the predetermined item name is identified from among the identified candidates for the key word region.

Abstract: In the case where a table region is erroneously recognized, the edition of a character is facilitated. An information processing apparatus selects one selectable region from an image. According to the change of the position of the region selected by a selecting unit, a region that is included in the region before the position change and that is not included in the region after the position change is set to a new selectable region.

Abstract: When an image object that is referred to from a plurality of portions overlaps under an area to which blotting-out instructions are given, the effect of blotting out is prevented from affecting another portion against a user's intention. An information processing apparatus determines, upon receipt of instructions to apply blotting out to a specified area, whether an image object that is referred to from a plurality of reference destinations overlaps the specified area. When the image objects overlap under the specified area, it increases the number of image objects to at least two by duplicating the image object. It sets so that reference destination overlapping the specified area refers to the duplicated data of the image object for which blotting out processing is performed, and reference destination non-overlapping the specified area refers to the data of the image object for which blotting out processing is not performed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to determine whether a PDF file is an SPDF file without using a special command. The present invention is an information processing apparatus including: at least one processor that executes the instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing the information processing apparatus to perform operations including: first extracting to extract a character area within an image object included in a file; first determining to determine whether the file is a searchable file including an image and results of character recognition corresponding to the image based on a position relationship between the character area extracted by the first extracting and an area in which a character object included in the file is drawn; and generating to generate a file including results of character recognition processing by performing the character recognition processing for the image object.

Abstract: A sample image and a folder name of a selected saving destination folder are obtained, and character recognition processing is performed on the sample image to obtain character strings. When it is determined that the same character string as the folder name of the saving destination folder exists among the obtained character strings, an area where the same character string is detected as an enlargement area, and the identified enlargement area, the sample image, and the folder name are registered while being associated with one another. When a target image on which distribution processing is performed is obtained, a sample image similar to the obtained target image is identified, and an enlargement area registered while being associated with the identified sample image is identified. An area of the target image corresponding to the enlargement area identified by the identification unit is enlarged and displayed on a folder specification screen.

Abstract: When an image object that is referred to from a plurality of portions overlaps under an area to which blotting-out instructions are given, the effect of blotting out is prevented from affecting another portion against a user's intention. An information processing apparatus determines, upon receipt of instructions to apply blotting out to a specified area, whether an image object that is referred to from a plurality of reference destinations overlaps the specified area. When the image objects overlap under the specified area, it increases the number of image objects to at least two by duplicating the image object. It sets so that reference destination overlapping the specified area refers to the duplicated data of the image object for which blotting out processing is performed, and reference destination non-overlapping the specified area refers to the data of the image object for which blotting out processing is not performed.

Abstract: A plurality of character regions is extracted from an image, candidates for an item value region including an item value corresponding to a predetermined item name are identified from among the plurality of character regions based on a condition for the item value, candidates for a key word region including the predetermined item name are identified from among the plurality of character regions based on a position of each of the identified candidates for the item value region, and the key word region including the predetermined item name is identified from among the identified candidates for the key word region.

Abstract: In a case where a position of a recognized cell is shifted from a position of a ruled line of an actual cell, if the recognized cell is deleted, a part of the ruled line of the actual cell is deleted. According to an aspect of the present invention, straight lines are detected from regions around four sides constituting the recognized cell, and an inside of a region surrounded by the detected straight lines is deleted.

Abstract: A sample image and a folder name of a selected saving destination folder are obtained, and character recognition processing is performed on the sample image to obtain character strings. When it is determined that the same character string as the folder name of the saving destination folder exists among the obtained character strings, an area where the same character string is detected as an enlargement area, and the identified enlargement area, the sample image, and the folder name are registered while being associated with one another. When a target image on which distribution processing is performed is obtained, a sample image similar to the obtained target image is identified, and an enlargement area registered while being associated with the identified sample image is identified. An area of the target image corresponding to the enlargement area identified by the identification unit is enlarged and displayed on a folder specification screen.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus. When an information processing apparatus receives a selection of a position under a situation where an image including a plurality of recognized cells is displayed on a display unit, the information processing apparatus displays an editing region for allowing a user to edit a text included in a recognized cell including the position, and a handle for changing the position of the recognized cell including the position which has been received a selection.

Abstract: In a case where a position of a recognized cell is shifted from a position of a ruled line of an actual cell, if the recognized cell is deleted, a part of the ruled line of the actual cell is deleted. According to an aspect of the present invention, straight lines are detected from regions around four sides constituting the recognized cell, and an inside of a region surrounded by the detected straight lines is deleted.

Abstract: In the case where a table region is erroneously recognized, the edition of a character is facilitated. An information processing apparatus selects one selectable region from an image. According to the change of the position of the region selected by a selecting unit, a region that is included in the region before the position change and that is not included in the region after the position change is set to a new selectable region.

Abstract: A user efficiently prints a book as desired during the generation of a job. When a form is assigned a flag indicating a last page of the book, a page containing the form assigned the flag is set as the last page of the book and is added to a number of pages that have already been drawn to calculate the total number of pages, and the number of blank pages necessary to place the page containing the form assigned the flag on the last page of the book is determined.

Abstract: A printing apparatus receives a print job from an information processing apparatus. It is determined whether the received print job is a first print job or a second print job. If the results of the determination indicate that the received print job is a first print job, printing onto a printing medium is executed based on the first print job. However, if the received print job is a second print job, the second print job is stored in a storage medium. Then, if a printing instruction for printing the second print job containing printing settings and stored in the storage medium has been made, printing based on the second print job is executed onto a printing medium onto which printing based on the first print job has already been executed, and a process for adding a processing agent to that printing medium is then executed.

Abstract: A print control apparatus of a printing system, which performs overlay printing using a pre-created form, lets a user designate a field in the form for data to be inserted into the field in the overlay printing. In executing overlay printing of plural pages, the data to be inserted into the designated field is analyzed to determine whether or not one same data is repetitive. In a case where it is determined that the one same data is repetitive, the form is not created, but in a case where it is determined that the one same data is not repetitive, the form including the data is created.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to generate a print job to execute bookbinding printing is provided. The information processing apparatus includes an identifying unit configured to identify a position of a pre-printed sheet where a page to be arranged on a background image of the pre-printed sheet is printed at the time of execution of the bookbinding printing, a selecting unit configured to select the pre-printed sheet to be used in the bookbinding printing from a plurality of different pre-printed sheets set in the printer so that data indicating content of the page to be arranged on the background image of the pre-printed sheet is printed at the position identified by the identifying unit, and a generating unit configured to generate the print job so that the printer prints the data using the pre-printed sheet selected by the selecting unit.

Abstract: When a printer starts a printing operation using a rolled sheet having IC chips, it is determined whether an error occurred while an IC chip writing device writes information to the IC chips. First page information specifying a page region in which an error occurred and second page information specifying a page region which has been subjected to the printing operation using the printer at a time of occurrence of the error are transmitted to a host computer. Then, recovery information generated using the host computer is obtained, and a print restarting position of a recording medium is controlled so that an information writing position at the time of occurrence of the error corresponds to a position in which the printing operation is restarted. Thereafter, the printing operation is restarted from the printing restarting position in accordance with the recovery information.

Abstract: A print control apparatus of a printing system, which performs overlay printing using a pre-created form, lets a user designate a field in the form for data to be inserted into the field in the overlay printing. In executing overlay printing of plural pages, the data to be inserted into the designated field is analyzed to determine whether or not one same data is repetitive. In a case where it is determined that the one same data is repetitive, the form is not created, but in a case where it is determined that the one same data is not repetitive, the form including the data is created.