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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2009
Takuya Okada, Toyokawa, JP;
Shoji Imaizumi, Shinshiro, JP;
Mie Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Masayuki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Takuya Okada, Toyokawa, JP;
Shoji Imaizumi, Shinshiro, JP;
Mie Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Masayuki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a scanner for reading out documents, a first extraction unit for extracting text contained in document images, a second extraction unit for extracting at least one Web address from the text, a fetch unit for obtaining at least one Web page corresponding to the Web address, a first generation unit for generating a concatenated image by concatenating the document images with the Web page, and a second generation unit for generating an index indicating a corresponding relationship between the document images and the Web page in the concatenated image.