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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2023
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A related information providing method for providing related information comprises, controlling an image processing device, and executing a job pertaining to image processing that performs at least one of processing that reads a document and outputs or stores image data, or processing that loads print data and prints or stores image data; causing a user to select whether or not performing a search is permitted using extracted information, which is obtained by extracting information about at least one of a character or an image from image data of the document or the print data; extracting the extracted information from the image data when a search using the extracted information is permitted; searching a database stored in a data storage device for related information that relates to the extracted information; providing the user with the related information; and registering the extracted information and the image data in the database.