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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1996
Mieko Asano, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroaki Kubota, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shigeyoshi Shimotsuji, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
In an image filing apparatus, the registered format similar to an input format is correctly retrieved from a plurality of the registered formats in a format registration section. The image data of a new form is inputted through an image input section. A format registration section previously registers a plurality of formats of forms. A format discrimination section extracts the input format from the new form, compares the input format with the plurality of formats in the format registration section, and calculates similarities between the input format and the plurality of formats, respectively. A preservation section stores the image data of the new form by using the registered format selected from the plurality of formats in accordance with the similarity.