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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
May. 29, 2019
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Daigo Tashiro, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit, an extraction section, a character recognition section, a search section, an attachment section, and file storage. The image reading unit generates first image information. The extraction section extracts a specific area from the image base on the first image information. The character recognition section generates text information corresponding to information of a character string image included in the specific area. The search section searches for a webpage containing information relating to a meaning of a text indicated by the text information. The attachment section attaches link information of the webpage to the information of the character string image to generate second image information. The file storage section stores the second image information as a file therein. The specific area is an area with a specific mark applied thereto.