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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Hiroaki Ishizuka, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Yuichi Takamiya, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Yusuke Tamari, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Hiroaki Ishizuka, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Yuichi Takamiya, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Yusuke Tamari, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Americas Corporation, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Abstract
An improved approach for managing and sending electronic data which allows one to access electronic data corresponding to a hardcopy document is provided. For example, when the hardcopy bearing a visible image is output, an identification image corresponding to identification data identifying the document is added to the visible image. The identification data can be recognized from the identification image, and used to retrieve various information in a database corresponding to the document.