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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Toshifumi Yamaai, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshifumi Yamaai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A form processing apparatus includes a storing unit configured to store definition data for scanning and processing a first form in a storage area, an image input unit configured to scan a second form to obtain a form image, a position adjusting unit configured to adjust a position of a process region representing an entry field of a process item on the form image based on a relative position of the entry field of the corresponding process item on the first form and to associate the process region on the form image with definition information of the process item defined in the definition data, and an updating unit configured to update the definition information by changing a value indicating the position of the process region in the definition information to a value indicating the adjusted position of the process region.