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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Shinji Makishima, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazuhiro Ogura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Akihiro Mizutani, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Toshihiro Ida, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yusuke Hamada, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Shinji Makishima, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazuhiro Ogura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Akihiro Mizutani, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Toshihiro Ida, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yusuke Hamada, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a scanner, a setting unit, and a control unit. The scanner is configured to read a document. The setting unit is configured to receive an instruction to append a display image to a signature field of a PDF. The control unit is configured to generate the PDF by appending the display image to the signature field, for the document.