Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image processing method

Abstract

An image processing apparatus is disclosed, including a marking position detection part and a first character recognition part. The marking position detection part detects a marking position with respect to a first sheet based on first image data scanned from the first sheet. The first character recognition part conducts a first character recognition with respect to an area specified based on the marking position, for second image data scanned from a second sheet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image processing apparatus, comprising:
 a marking position detection part configured to detect a marking position with respect to a first sheet based on first image data scanned from the first sheet; and   a first character recognition part configured to conduct a first character recognition with respect to an area specified based on the marking position, for second image data scanned from a second sheet.   
     
     
         2 . The image processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an identification generation part configured to generate identification of the second image data based on a first result of the first character recognition conducted by the first character recognition part. 
     
     
         3 . The image processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a correction part configured to detect feature information of the second image data and correct the area based on the feature information. 
     
     
         4 . The image processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising a second character recognition part configured to conduct a second character recognition with respect to the area in the second image data,
 wherein the identification generation part controls a generation process of the identification based on a second result of the second character recognition conducted by the second character recognition part.   
     
     
         5 . The image processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein character types identifiable by the second character recognition part are fewer than character types identifiable by the first character recognition part. 
     
     
         6 . The image processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an extraction part configured to extract a character string from a barcode included in the first image data,
 wherein the second image data are stored at a storage location indicated by the character string.   
     
     
         7 . The image processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first image data include a figure read out from the first sheet, and
 the first character recognition part conducts the first character recognition for an area specified based on the figure concerning the marking position.   
     
     
         8 . The image processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a second character recognition part configured to conduct a second character recognition for the area in the second image data; and
 an XML data output part configured to output XML data in which a second result of the second character recognition by the second character recognition part and a first result of the first character recognition by the first character recognition part are associated with each other.   
     
     
         9 . An image processing system including a first program, a second program, and an image forming apparatus, wherein:
 the first program causes a computer to execute the codes for:   generating image data including a barcode embedding a character string; and   causing the image forming apparatus to print out the image data,   the second program causes the computer to execute the codes for:   receiving, from the image forming apparatus, first image data scanned from a first sheet on which the image data are printed out, and second image data scanned from a second sheet;   extracting the character string from the barcode included in the first image data;   detecting a marking position with respect to the first sheet based on the first image data;   conducting character recognition for an area specified based on the marking position in the second image data;   generating identification of the second image data based on a result in the conducting the character recognition; and   storing the second image data at a storage location indicated by the character string, by associating the character string with the identification.   
     
     
         10 . An image processing method conducted by an image forming apparatus, said image processing method comprising:
 detecting a marking position with respect to a first sheet based on a first image data scanned from the first sheet; and   conducting character recognition for an area specified based on the marking position in a second image data scanned from a second sheet.