Abstract: A portable terminal device or cellular phone includes a target setting section, a display unit, a focused-state determination section, and a recognition section. The photography-target setting section sets normal photography mode for photographing an image, and OCR mode for photographing a character or bar code. The display unit displays a photographed image, and positioning of an image as a photography target. The focused-state determination section is activated, and determines a focused state of a character or bar code photographed in the OCR mode. The recognition section recognizes the photographed character or bar code, the result of which is displayed by the display unit. Press of a confirmation button initiates a process to communicate with a communications target corresponding to the recognized result. A linking section may link recognition results to form a continuous string.

Abstract: A stocktaking asset article system using a mobile terminal in which correct and rapid updates or new registrations of assets in an asset management master database may be accomplished. The mobile terminal has a specified database storing data necessary for the stocktaking, means for reading specific information from the asset article, means for retrieving information regarding the asset article from the specified database on the basis of the specific information, and inputting means for inputting information regarding an asset article recognized as not existing in the specified database. An assets management apparatus has means for extracting the data necessary for the stocktaking from the master database and registering the data as the specified database, and means for reflecting the information inputted from the inputting means upon the stocktaking on the master database.