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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Hama, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a storage unit, a reading unit, a character recognition unit, an acquisition unit, and a registration unit. The storage unit stores an address book capable of registering, in the address book, information as group destination information. The reading unit reads at least one document to generate image data. The character recognition unit recognizes character information in the image data. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of destination information from the character information recognized by the character recognition unit. The registration unit registers, in the address book and as the group destination information, the plurality of pieces of destination information acquired by the acquisition unit.