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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
May. 09, 1990
Hiroshi Kamada, Nara, JP;
Sumio Kita, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic filing apparatus includes a determinating device for receiving an image signal to determine whether or not image represented by the image signal is image of an OMR sheet in accordance with a predetermined form. The form at least includes a field to fill in with a facsimile number and a field to fill in with data designating information for designating desired data. The electronic filing apparatus further includes a recognizing device for recognizing a facsimile number and data designating information from the image signal determined by the determining device as a signal representing the image of the OMR sheet, and an information delivering device for preparing data designated by the recognized data designating information and for transmitting the image signal of the prepared data to the output destination designated by the recognized facsimile number. By entering necessary information in the field of facsimile numbers and the field of data designating information of the OMR sheet, converting the same into an image signal and then applying the converted image signal to the determining device, preparation of the designated information and process of transmitting the prepared information by means of the facsimile device are automatically performed as a series of processes by the electronic filing apparatus.