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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1994
Filed:
May. 09, 1990
Sumio Kita, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic filing apparatus files documents employing an optically readable mark sheet. A scanner reads a set of data sheets including the mark sheet and original sheets. The mark sheet sets reading conditions for scanning the original sheets in the scanner according to marks on the mark sheet. Original image data on the original sheets is read based on the set reading conditions and filed in a storage device. For filing small amounts of information, both control mark and original image information may be included on a single sheet. The mark sheet may include marks representing search terms descriptive of the content of the original image data which can be used by an operator to search the electronically registered and filed documents.