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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A search apparatus includes a character string acquisition unit that acquires a character string recognized by a character recognition device, a search unit that sends to an information source the character sting as a search key and retrieves search result information responsive to the search key out of information stored on the information source, a determining unit that determines whether an error factor including at least one of a cause for an erroneous search and an erroneous search result is present, and a job switching unit that requests a manual input job to be performed to input a search key that is to replace the character string if the determining unit has determined that the error factor is present, and requests a verification job to be performed on the search result information if the determining unit has determined that the error factor is not present.