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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2009
Satoshi Kawara, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kawara, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a classifying unit configured to classify structural elements under predetermined attributes; a storage unit configured to store data, which describes which attribute among the attributes of the structural elements is a target of electronic signature verification, in association with the output destination of a structured document; an attaching unit configured to attach electronic signatures to the structural elements; and an inserting unit configured to refer to the stored data and data of the structured document, generate tree data which corresponds to the output destination of the structured document and indicates which structural element is a target of electronic signature verification among the structural elements to which electronic signatures have been attached, and insert the tree data in the data of the structured document.