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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Kazuhiko Ido, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiko Ido, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-Shi, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control unit of an image data processing apparatus executes a program including the step (S) of calculating a hash value based on image data received from an image processing terminal; the step (S) of issuing, if the same document (image) has already been printed by a user of the same group (YES at S, YES at Sand YES at S), a notice to that effect to the user who requested print registration; and the step (S) of registering the hash value and a user ID, if continuation of registration is still requested.