Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to manage a document and a distribution destination of the document on a distribution-pattern basis for a distribution pattern of the document, and process the document on the distribution-pattern basis.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes a visible image data generation section that acquires content data of a print object and generates image data of a visible image containing the content, an invisible image data generation section that generates image data of a code image describing predetermined code information, the code image being an invisible image that can be hardly recognized by eyes of a human being, and a print image data generation section that generates print image data by superposing the invisible image data onto the visible image data, a part of the invisible image data being changed to be printed as a visible image.

Abstract: A workflow management system includes a print control section that, upon receiving an instruction to print an electronic document used in a workflow, causes a printing device to print, together with the electronic document, identification information for identifying the workflow or an activity of the workflow, the workflow or the activity is a destination to which an image resulting from reading a printed result of the electronic document is to be taken, an identifier recognition section that recognizes the identification information read by an image reading device, and an association section that associates the image of the electronic document read in association with the identification information by the image reading device or data resulting from a process performed on the image with the destination identified by the recognized identification information.

Abstract: A document correction detection system includes a code analysis section that inputs a read image provided by optically reading a print medium on which a document image and a code image are formed and extracts the code image from the read image and a correction detection section that determines a correction made to the document image on the print medium if an anomaly in the code image extracted by the code analysis section is detected.

Abstract: An operation management system, which includes: a document management device that manages a document; and a document operation device that requests to view or obtains the document, in which the document management device includes: an operation restriction information management section that manages first operation restriction information for restricting an operation of the document for which viewing is requested and which is operated by a user, and second operation restriction information generated from the first operation restriction information, for restricting the operation of the document obtained from the document management device and operated by the user; and an issuance section that issues the second operation restriction information to the document operation device, and the document operation device includes an operation restriction section that restricts the operation based on the second operation restriction information when the document is obtained from the document management device.

Abstract: A handling restriction information management system which includes a document management apparatus which manages a document, and a document handling apparatus which acquires and handles the document managed by the document management apparatus, in which the document management apparatus includes a handling restriction information management section which, in correspondence with the transition of processing steps on a flow of a plurality of works utilizing a document, updates and manages handling restriction information for restricting the handling of the document, and a handling restriction information issuing section which, based on a timing when the document is acquired by the document handling apparatus, issues the handling restriction information managed by the handling restriction information management section to the document handling apparatus, and the document handling apparatus includes a handling restriction section which, based on the handling restriction information issued by the handling restric

Abstract: An electronic document management system includes an electronic document management unit that manages a correlation between address information that is printed on a surface of a medium to specify a position of the surface of the medium and an electronic document printed on the medium, and an accumulating unit that accumulates correction information describing a difference between a position of the electronic document on a document image and a position on the medium by a code image describing the address information printed on the surface of the medium together with the electronic document, in connection with the medium. The electronic document management unit inputs reading information of the code image, and corrects position information obtained from the reading information based on the accumulated correction information so that a position of the electronic document on the document image matches with a position on the medium by the code image.

Abstract: An information storage unit stores pieces of information that are classified on the basis of their relationships. An information providing unit provides a client terminal with information stored in the information storage unit via a communication network in response to an access request from the client terminal. An access frequency acquiring unit acquires access frequencies, for respective classification items of the pieces of information, of accesses to the pieces of information. An information generating unit generates prescribed information so that pieces of information of plural classification items will be displayed in the client terminal in such a form as to be based on histories of the access frequencies.

Abstract: An optimum operator selection support system, executed by a computer, includes a document computer executable management part, a document feature computer executable extraction part, and a job feature computer executable extraction part. The document computer executable management part manages documents related to jobs stored by the computer, with additional information on operators who generated the documents. The document feature computer executable extraction part extracts a plurality of documents generated by a same operator from the document computer executable management part, and extracts features of the respective documents. The job feature computer executable extraction part extracts features of jobs of the operator by detecting common features based on a frequency of occurrence of terms in the plurality of documents extracted by the document feature computer executable extraction part.

Abstract: A workflow management system includes a print control section that, upon receiving an instruction to print an electronic document used in a workflow, causes a printing device to print, together with the electronic document, identification information for identifying the workflow or an activity of the workflow, the workflow or the activity is a destination to which an image resulting from reading a printed result of the electronic document is to be taken, an identifier recognition section that recognizes the identification information read by an image reading device, and an association section that associates the image of the electronic document read in association with the identification information by the image reading device or data resulting from a process performed on the image with the destination identified by the recognized identification information.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes a visible image data generation section that acquires content data of a print object and generates image data of a visible image containing the content, an invisible image data generation section that generates image data of a code image describing predetermined code information, the code image being an invisible image that can be hardly recognized by eyes of a human being, and a print image data generation section that generates print image data by superposing the invisible image data onto the visible image data, a part of the invisible image data being changed to be printed as a visible image.

Abstract: A document correction detection system includes a code analysis section that inputs a read image provided by optically reading a print medium on which a document image and a code image are formed and extracts the code image from the read image and a correction detection section that determines a correction made to the document image on the print medium if an anomaly in the code image extracted by the code analysis section is detected.

Abstract: An electronic document management system includes an electronic document management unit that manages a correlation between address information that is printed on a surface of a medium to specify a position of the surface of the medium and an electronic document printed on the medium, and an accumulating unit that accumulates correction information describing a difference between a position of the electronic document on a document image and a position on the medium by a code image describing the address information printed on the surface of the medium together with the electronic document, in connection with the medium. The electronic document management unit inputs reading information of the code image, and corrects position information obtained from the reading information based on the accumulated correction information so that a position of the electronic document on the document image matches with a position on the medium by the code image.

Abstract: An electronic document management system includes: a print instruction unit that issues a print instruction to print an electronic document; an address information generation unit that generates address information printed on a surface of a medium for a position of the surface of the medium, the address information being printed on a surface of a medium on which the electronic document is printed; an electronic document management unit that manages the correlation between the address information generated by the address information generation unit and the electronic document; an accumulation unit that accumulates information concerning the correlation to be managed by the electronic document management unit; a code image generation unit that converts the address information into a code image to be printed; and a printing unit that prints the code image and an image of the electronic document on the surface of the medium.

Abstract: An information storage unit stores pieces of information that are classified on the basis of their relationships. An information providing unit provides a client terminal with information stored in the information storage unit via a communication network in response to an access request from the client terminal. An access frequency acquiring unit acquires access frequencies, for respective classification items of the pieces of information, of accesses to the pieces of information. An information generating unit generates prescribed information so that pieces of information of plural classification items will be displayed in the client terminal in such a form as to be based on histories of the access frequencies.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for reproducing the state in which an editor has added and described a comment to a document while what description content the editor is viewing so that the intention of the editor is rendered understandable. A document synthesis unit displays a layer on a screen, the document editing unit generates a new layer based on user operation to the document having the component layer displayed on the screen and adds it to the document, and generates at-add-time layer display state information of the layer displayed on the screen at the time of the addition.

Abstract: The invention provides a common document editing apparatus that is capable of reflecting the edition content based on a exclusive edition right on a common document even in the case where the exclusive edition right is cancelled forcibly. When an exclusive edition right of a common document stored in a document storing unit is requested, a lock information managing unit issues an exclusive edition right to permit exclusive edition and the lock information in stored in a lock information storing unit. Upon receiving the edition content together with the lock information, the lock information managing unit stores the edition content in the document storing unit only when the received lock information is identical with the lock information stored in the lock information storing unit. When the exclusive edition right is cancelled forcibly, the lock information managing unit 23 stores the lock information in an unlocked lock information storing unit.

Abstract: A work area detection unit detects the work area in which a user is interested and a user viewpoint calculation unit extracts viewpoint information from the work area. In a dynamic communication group generation unit, the current viewpoint information of each user is accumulated in a user viewpoint information storage unit, a group generation unit generates the group information based on the similarity to the accumulated viewpoint information every time the viewing information is accumulated. In a dynamic communication session control unit, a group information storage unit accumulates the group information, a communication session generation unit generates the environment to assure the communication for all members of each group based on the group information and a communication session deletion unit deletes the group information of the group of only one member.

Abstract: The states of activities by a plurality of users regarding a given project are kept track of, including activities personally carried out by individual users. An information processing unit processes, upon request from a user, work data in a joint work data management unit and personal work data management units. A shared activity information management unit and personal activity information management units manage joint work data and personal work data in the joint work data management unit and the personal work data management units as activity information. An activity information tracing unit, on the basis of activity information separately managed by the shared activity information management unit and the personal activity information management units, extracts particulars of a sequence of operations performed on a specific activity. The states of activities can be thereby kept track of, including activities personally carried out by individual users.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic meeting system which enables a user to refer to the progress of a meeting from the user's unique view point. A first communication unit communicates information with a client. A first analysis unit analyzes the information transmitted. A first attribute extraction unit extracts the attribute included in the information. A first memory unit stores the attribute and the information in correlated relation. An information management unit manages information and extracts required information to return it to the client. A second communication unit communicates information with the sever. An input unit receives information input from a mouse. A second analysis unit analyzes input information. A second attribute extraction unit extracts the attribute included in the information. A second memory unit stores the extracted attribute. A selection unit selects a desired attribute from among attributes stored.