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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a situation of setting a file name and the like by using a character string obtained by performing OCR processing to a scan image, appropriate conditions can be set according to a character string to be scanned so as to increase a character recognition rate. There is provided an apparatus for performing a predetermined process to a scan image obtained by scanning a document, including: a display control unit configured to display a UI screen for performing the predetermined process, the UI screen displaying a character area assumed to be one continuous character string in the scan image in a selectable manner to a user; and a setting unit configured to determine a condition for OCR processing based on selection order of a character area selected by a user via the UI screen and a format of supplementary information for the predetermined process, perform OCR processing by using the determined condition for OCR processing to the selected character area, and set supplementary information for the predetermined process by using a character string extracted in the OCR processing.