Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Hirofumi Endo

Mitsuaki Takeuchi

Jun Ebata

Ryo Tamai

Reiko Itoh

Hiroshi Takahashi

Akira Imai

Kiyoshi Suzuki

Masahiro Kurita

Takashi Harada

Atsushi Hanai

Yasuhiro Ii

Keiichi Nomura

Mitsuhiro Kawai

Yasuyoshi Onoue

Yuko Ogasawara

According to the a processing command for the copy function or the like, the copying machine sends the processing conditions like the user ID or the coping density as appended data along with the document data to the server through the Intranet. The server accumulates the document data in the infinite memory server and Web IMS and simultaneously stores the accumulated addresses and other appended data in relation to each of the user IDs in a retrieval possible way in the database inside the hard disk drive When the document data is to be reused, the server displays the appended data so that it can be easily selected and sends the selected appended data along with the document data to the copying machine

File system and a recording medium with a program used in the system stored therein

An attaching unit attaches an additional-information packet to a collection of main information, wherein the additional-information packet comprises sensory information corresponding to sensory impressions of a human being that has processed the collection of main information, the sensory impressions being with respect to circumstances under which the collection of main information has been processed.

Information processing apparatus and method utilizing useful additional

Information processing apparatus and method utilizing useful

A system for electronically storing and retrieving information. Information is scanned into the system and a user manually designates that the information is to be sorted using boxes which are like folders, sorted by date, or sorted by a card such as by cards which are arranged alphabetically. When the user manually indicates that the information is to be sorted by box, there is also an automatic sort by date and by card. In this case the card which is used is a temporary sort card which is automatically designated. When the user manually indicates that the sort is other than by box, the information is automatically sorted into a temporary box. After the information is stored and sorted, the information can be retrieved and printed, as desired. The system utilizes a scanner, processor, storage device and printer.

Electronic filing apparatus which allows information to be retrieved

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Fujisawa, Japan

Hirofumi Endo