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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kaburagi, Yokohama, JP;
Teruya Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a search unit configured to search for an object, a selection unit configured to select a plurality of objects from among objects searched for by the search unit based on an instruction by a user, a creation unit configured to create a new document using the plurality of objects selected by the selection unit, and a storage unit configured to store the plurality of objects used in creating the new document by the creation unit as a group, associated with information about the group. The search unit searches for an object related to an object searched for based on a keyword, using information about the group.