INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Abstract

An apparatus stores first document information including a plurality of feature information, which are extracted from an image of a first document and respectively extracted based on a plurality of different orientations, and second document information including feature information extracted from an image of a second document from at least one orientation. The apparatus determines that the first document and the second document are the same if any one of the feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, and determines that the first document and the second document are not the same if none of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporates in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principle of the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary configuration of a multifunction peripheral (MFP) according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary external appearance of an operation unit according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary external appearance of an MFP according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary configuration of a system according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates an exemplary configuration of an authenticity assurance server according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 illustrates a user authentication screen displayed on an operation screen according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 illustrates a copy initial screen displayed on an operation screen according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 illustrates a send/fax initial screen displayed on an operation screen according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 illustrates a reading setting screen displayed on an operation screen according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates an authentic original document information registration setting screen displayed on an operation screen according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 illustrates a registration information display screen displayed on an operation screen according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 illustrates an authentic original document information examination setting screen displayed on an operation screen according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 illustrates an examination detail display screen displayed on an operation screen according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of processing according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 illustrates, in detail, processing for extracting feature information according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 illustrates, in detail, the processing for extracting feature information according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 illustrates a feature information management table according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of processing according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of processing according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of processing according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of processing according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of processing according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of processing according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising: an extraction unit configured to, based on an image of a document, extract feature information of the image;a storage unit configured to store first document information including a plurality of feature information, which are extracted by the extraction unit from an image of a first document and respectively extracted based on a plurality of different orientations, and second document information including feature information, which is extracted by the extraction unit from an image of a second document and extracted based on at least one orientation;a comparison unit configured to compare the feature information included in the second document information with the plurality of feature information included in the first document information;a determination unit configured to determine, as a result of a comparison by the comparison unit, if either one of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, that the first document and the second document are the same, and if none of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, that the first document and the second document are not the same; andan output unit configured to output information indicating a result of a determination by the determination unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reading unit configured to read and input an image of a document, wherein the extraction unit extracts the feature information of the image based on the image of the document read by the reading unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extraction unit, in extracting the plurality of feature information from the image of the first document, extracts the feature information based on each of four orientations which differ by 90 degrees between adjacent orientations.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit previously stores the first document information, and wherein the comparison unit, using the first document information previously stored in the storage unit and the second document information stored later in the storage unit for comparison with the first document information, compares the feature information included in the first document information with the feature information included in the second document information.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit comprises one of a display apparatus configured to display a result of a determination by the determination unit or a printing apparatus configured to print a result of a determination by the determination unit.

6. A system comprising: an extraction unit configured to, based on an image of a document, extract feature information of the image;a storage unit configured to store first document information including a plurality of feature information, which are extracted by the extraction unit from an image of a first document and respectively extracted based on a plurality of different orientations, and second document information including feature information, which is extracted by the extraction unit from an image of a second document and extracted based on at least one orientation;a comparison unit configured to compare the feature information included in the second document information with the plurality of feature quantities included in the first document information;a determination unit configured to determine, as a result of a comparison by the comparison unit, if either one of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, that the first document and the second document are the same, and if none of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, that the first document and the second document are not the same; andan output unit configured to output information indicating a result of a determination by the determination unit.

7. The system according to claim 6, further comprising an information processing apparatus and a server apparatus that are configured to be in communication with each other via a network, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises a sending unit configured to send the first document information and the second document information to the server apparatus via the network;wherein the server apparatus comprises a receiving unit configured to receive the first document information and the second document information from the information processing apparatus; andwherein the storage unit stores the first document information and the second document information that received by the receiving unit.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the server apparatus includes an authenticity assurance server apparatus configured to assure that the second document is authentic if the determination unit determines that the first document and the second document are the same.

9. A method comprising: storing first document information including a plurality of feature information, which are extracted from an image of a first document and respectively extracted based on a plurality of different orientations;storing second document information including feature information, which is extracted from an image of a second document and extracted based on at least one orientation;comparing the feature information included in the second document information with the plurality of feature information included in the first document information; anddetermining, as a result of the comparison, if either one of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, that the first document and the second document are the same.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: determining, as a result of the comparison, if none of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, that the first document and the second document are not the same.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising: outputting information indicating a result of the determination.

12. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising: storing first document information including a plurality of feature information, which are extracted from an image of a first document and respectively extracted based on a plurality of different orientations;storing second document information including feature information, which is extracted from an image of a second document and extracted based on at least one orientation;comparing the feature information included in the second document information with the plurality of feature information included in the first document information; anddetermining, as a result of the comparison, if either one of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, that the first document and the second document are the same.

13. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise: determining, as a result of the comparison, if none of the plurality of feature information included in the first document information matches the feature information included in the second document information, that the first document and the second document are not the same.

14. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise: outputting information indicating a result of the determination.

15. An apparatus comprising: a storage unit to store first document information including first feature information extracted from an image of a first document based on a first orientation, the first document information further including second feature information extracted from the image of the first document based on a second orientation, the storage unit to store second original document information including feature information which is extracted from an image of a second document based on at least one orientation; anda determination unit configured to determine if the feature information included in the second document information matches with either the first feature information or the second feature information included in the first document information.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first orientation and the second orientation differ by 180 degrees.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first document information stored in the storage unit further includes third feature information extracted from the image of the first document based on a third orientation and fourth feature information extracted from the image of the first document based on a fourth orientation, wherein the first orientation, the second orientation, the third orientation and the fourth orientation differ by 90 degrees between adjacent orientations.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the determination unit determines if the feature information included in the second document information matches with any one of the first feature information, the second feature information, the third feature information and the fourth feature information included in the first document information.