Abstract: A document processing apparatus for generating a binder document by binding a plurality of original documents makes access to a storage unit for storing the binder attribute information of the binder types of a plurality of kinds of binder documents, and acquires the binder attribute information corresponding to the binder type of the binder document to be generated. Also, the document processing apparatus acquires the document type of each of the plurality of original documents selected to be bound into the binder document to be generated. The binder document is generated employing the plurality of selected original documents, based on the document type acquired regarding the plurality of selected original documents and the binder attribute information.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a temporarily registered document creating unit configured to create a temporarily registered document in which a document to be registered is temporarily registered; a condition setting unit configured to set a condition used for updating the temporarily registered document to a finally registered document; a condition determining unit configured to determine whether the finally registered document meets the condition set for the temporarily registered document in response to a request for updating the temporarily registered document to the finally registered document; and an updating unit configured to update the temporarily registered document to the finally registered document in accordance with the request if the condition determining unit determines that the finally registered document meets the condition.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to easily verify alterations etc. of files stored in a folder. To achieve this object, an information processing method of this invention is a method of applying hash processing to files stored in a folder, which includes a designation step of designating a folder; a first generation step (steps S601 and S602) of generating hash data for each of files included in the folder designated in the designation step; a second generation step (steps S603 to S609) of generating one multiplexed hash data by repeating multiplexing each of the hash data generated in the first generation step in turn according to a predetermined order; and a step (step S610) of storing the multiplexed hash data in association with the folder designated in the designation step.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus sets each folder managed in a first document management system as a registration target folder, and determines whether a depth of the registration target folder is equal to or less than a limit value of a depth of folder hierarchy. If the depth of the target folder is determined to be equal to or less than the limit value of the depth, the apparatus registers the registration target folder at a position, in a folder hierarchy managed by a second document management system, which corresponds to a position in a folder hierarchy managed by the first system. If the depth of the target folder is determined to exceed the limit value of the depth, the apparatus registers the registration target folder in a shallow layer having a depth smaller than the limit value of the depth in the folder hierarchy managed by the second system.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus registers processing executed by an image processing device as a button, acquires device information of the image processing device from the image processing device, and decides a hierarchy for displaying the registered buttons based on the acquired device information and contents of processing corresponding to the registered buttons. The apparatus groups a plurality of buttons which are decided to be displayed on a lower level into one or more groups, and makes one summary button correspond to each group. The apparatus generates operation screen information for displaying a button that is decided to be displayed on an upper level and the summary button that has been summarized on an operation screen, and sends the operation screen information to the image processing device. The image processing device displays an operation screen based on the received operation screen information and accepts a user operation.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a temporarily registered document creating unit configured to create a temporarily registered document in which a document to be registered is temporarily registered; a condition setting unit configured to set a condition used for updating the temporarily registered document to a finally registered document; a condition determining unit configured to determine whether the finally registered document meets the condition set for the temporarily registered document in response to a request for updating the temporarily registered document to the finally registered document; and an updating unit configured to update the temporarily registered document to the finally registered document in accordance with the request if the condition determining unit determines that the finally registered document meets the condition.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to easily verify alterations etc. of files stored in a folder. To achieve this object, an information processing method of this invention is a method of applying hash processing to files stored in a folder, which includes a designation step of designating a folder; a first generation step (steps S601 and S602) of generating hash data for each of files included in the folder designated in the designation step; a second generation step (steps S603 to S609) of generating one multiplexed hash data by repeating multiplexing each of the hash data generated in the first generation step in turn according to a predetermined order; and a step (step S610) of storing the multiplexed hash data in association with the folder designated in the designation step.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus for generating a binder document by binding a plurality of original documents makes access to a storage unit for storing the binder attribute information of the binder types of a plurality of kinds of binder documents, and acquires the binder attribute information corresponding to the binder type of the binder document to be generated. Also, the document processing apparatus acquires the document type of each of the plurality of original documents selected to be bound into the binder document to be generated. The binder document is generated employing the plurality of selected original documents, based on the document type acquired regarding the plurality of selected original documents and the binder attribute information.

Abstract: In a facsimile system having a server device connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN and a pay-station telephone network, the server device performs communication with the pay-station telephone network and the plurality of client terminals, performs communication with the ISDN and the plurality of client terminals, and changes over communication between the ISDN and the pay-station telephone network in accordance with a command from each of the plurality of client terminals.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method are provided which permit cooperation of a plurality of image input/output units having image data input and/or output functions. The apparatus is connected to another device using a communication line, and receives image processing conditions from the other device. The apparatus processes image information transferred from the other device in accordance with the image processing conditions. When image processing is inexecutable under those conditions, the apparatus transmits executable image processing conditions in place of those received from the other device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method are provided which permit cooperation of a plurality of image input/output units having image data input and/or output functions. The apparatus is connected to another device using a communication line, and receives image processing conditions from the other device. The apparatus processes image information transferred from the other device in accordance with the image processing conditions. When image processing is inexecutable under those conditions, the apparatus transmits executable image processing conditions in place of those received from the other device.

Abstract: In a facsimile system having a server device connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN and a pay-station telephone network, the server device performs communication with the pay-station telephone network and the plurality of client terminals, performs communication with the ISDN and the plurality of client terminals, and changes over communication between the ISDN and the pay-station telephone network in accordance with a command from each of the plurality of client terminals.

Abstract: Electronic commerce is performed by building a commercial product trading market on a server, and connecting a buyer side device and a seller side device via a network. In the electronic commerce, idle products held by a seller are registered in the ordinary trading market by specifying at least a desired sales price, reject or not when transaction is not agreed upon, and a desired reject price when rejecting the products. In the ordinary trading market, if there is a bid satisfying the desired sales price, a contract processing for trading the idle products is executed. When there is no bid satisfying the desired sales price, or when there is no bid at all, the idle products are registered in the reject market on the basis of the specification of rejection made when transaction is not agreed upon. In the reject market, when there is a bid satisfying the desired reject price, a contract processing of rejection of the idle products is executed.

Abstract: In a facsimile system having a server device connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN and a pay-station telephone network, the server device performs communication with the pay-station telephone network and the plurality of client terminals, performs communication with the ISDN and the plurality of client terminals, and changes over communication between the ISDN and the pay-station telephone network in accordance with a command from each of the plurality of client terminals.

Abstract: When a job is executed in an image processing apparatus, a user is recognized by inputting a user ID from an operation unit. When an abnormality such as interferes with execution of the job occurs, data indicative of avoidance countermeasures for each user or each type of abnormality stored in a memory is referred to and the plural avoidance countermeasures are displayed sequentially from the one that is most frequently executed, and an optimum one is selected. After that, the frequency data for the selected avoidance countermeasure is renewed.

Abstract: When a job is executed in an image processing apparatus, a user is recognized by inputting a user ID from an operation unit. When an abnormality such as interferes with execution of the job occurs, data indicative of avoidance countermeasures for each user or each type of abnormality stored in a memory is referred to and the plural avoidance countermeasures are displayed sequentially from the one that is most frequently executed, and an optimum one is selected. After that, the frequency data for the selected avoidance countermeasure is renewed.

Abstract: In an image retrieval apparatus, a desired image is recorded on a storage medium so as to correspond to an index image, and a recorded image is retrieved using an index image selected by the user. When recording an image on a storage medium or when retrieving an image from a storage medium, an index image can be assigned using a mark sheet on which a plurality of index images are printed. The image retrieval apparatus prints a mark sheet having a format corresponding to the number and the size of index images input by the user.

Abstract: An image filing apparatus includes a reading unit for reading an image of a mark sheet. The mark sheet has a plurality of index areas on each of which an index image representing index information for retrieving an image stored in a storage medium is to be printed, a plurality of check areas on each of which a check for assigning the corresponding one of the plurality of index areas is to be entered, and a drawing area for drawing an index image to be newly registered, and for outputting an image signal. The apparatus also includes a detector for detecting which check area has been checked based on the image signal from the reading unit, a registration unit for registering, in the index area corresponding to the check area detected by the detector the index image drawn in the drawing area, and a provision unit for providing the index image drawn in the drawing area as index information of an original to be read by the reading unit after the mark sheet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a unit for inputting image information from an external apparatus, a unit for forming an image on a recording medium, a unit for reading an original, a unit for detecting a jam of the recording medium, a unit for being manually operated by an operator, and a unit for controlling a recovery operation from a jammed state. The apparatus includes a first mode for forming an image corresponding to the input image information, and a second mode for forming a composite image by synthesizing the image corresponding to the input image information with an image of the original read by the reading unit. The control unit starts the recovery operation from the jammed state in response to release of the jam in the first mode, and starts the recovery operation from the jammed state in response to a manual operation of the operation unit by the operator after release of the jam in the second mode.

Abstract: An image synthesizing apparatus includes a reading unit which reads an image of an original, and an input unit which inputs print data from an external apparatus. A first setting unit sets a synthesis mode for synthesizing image data output from the reading unit and the print data input from the input unit for recordation, and a second setting unit sets a number of pages of different print data to be synthesized in the synthesis mode. A control unit is adapted, when the synthesis mode is set by the first setting unit, to maintain the synthesis mode until the different print data of the number of pages set by the second setting unit is input by the input unit, and to cancel the synthesis mode after the different print data of the set number of pages has been input.