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Image processing system for transferring electronic document and paper document as single mail
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1996-06-06
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Granted: 1998-10-06
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Expires: 2016-06-06
Abstract
Abstract An image processing system has a scanner for reading image information of a sheet, on which a first instruction for transferring image information of an electronic document and image information of a paper document to an arbitrary program at a first terminal as a single transferred document and a second instruction for starting an arbitrary second terminal for creating the electronic document, together with the image information of the paper document, a function for starting the program at the second terminal to create the image information of the electronic document on the basis of the second instruction, and a function for transferring the image information of the paper document and the image information of the electronic document as a single transferred document to the first terminal on the basis of the first instruction.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Ogaki
- 👤 Yoshiko Takeda
- 👤 Shiro Takagi
- 👤 Akinori Iwase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:18
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/00209; H04N1/00222; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/07; H04L51/10; H04N1/00212; H04N1/00225; H04N1/00236; H04N1/00241; H04N1/00962; H04N1/00968; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An image processing system comprising: means for reading image information of an instruction sheet having a first instruction for transferring image data of an electronic document and image data of a paper document to a first terminal as a single mail document and a second instruction for causing a second terminal to create the electronic document and reading the image data of the paper document; means responsive to the second instruction for causing the second terminal to create the image data of the electronic document; and means responsive to the first instruction for transferring the image data of the paper document and the image data of the electronic document as the single mail document to the first terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An image processing system comprising: means for reading image information of an instruction sheet having a first instruction for transferring image data of an electronic document and image data of a paper document to a first terminal as a single mail document and a second instruction for causing a second terminal to create the electronic document and reading the image data of the paper document; means responsive to the second instruction for causing the second terminal to create the image data of the electronic document; and means responsive to the first instruction for transferring the image data of the paper document and the image data of the electronic document as the single mail document to the first terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein the means for reading image information of an instruction sheet includes means for reading at least identification information of the instruction sheet, title information of the single mail document, a sender identifier, and a terminal number of the first terminal located on the instruction sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein the means for causing the second terminal to create the image data of the electronic document corresponding to the second instruction includes means for recognizing identification information of the instruction sheet described on the instruction sheet to execute a program, on the second terminal, to transfer the image data of the electronic document.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein the means for causing the second terminal to create the image data of the electronic document corresponding to the second instruction includes means for displaying the image data of the paper document on the second terminal when the electronic document is created.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein the transferring means includes means for transferring the image data of the paper document to the first terminal after the reading means reads the image data of the paper document and before the electronic document is created by the second terminal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
119 words
An image processing system comprising; means for inputting a first instruction for transferring image data of an electronic document and image data of a paper document to a first terminal as a single mail document and for inputting a second instruction for allowing a second terminal to create the electronic document; means responsive to the second instruction for reading the image data of the paper document; means responsive to the first instruction for allowing the second terminal to create the image data of the electronic document; and means responsive to the first instruction for transferring the image data of the electronic document and the image data of the paper document to the first terminal as the single mail document.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
An image processing system comprising; means for inputting a first instruction for transferring image data of an electronic document and image data of a paper document to a first terminal as a single mail document and for inputting a second instruction for allowing a second terminal to create the electronic document; means responsive to the second instruction for reading the image data of the paper document; means responsive to the first instruction for allowing the second terminal to create the image data of the electronic document; and means responsive to the first instruction for transferring the image data of the electronic document and the image data of the paper document to the first terminal as the single mail document.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
105 words
An image processing system comprising: means for creating image data of an electronic document to be transferred using a first terminal; means for inputting an instruction for transferring the image data of the electronic document and image data of a paper document as a single mail document to a second terminal; means for printing an instruction sheet on which the instruction is described; means for reading the instruction sheet and the image data of the paper document; and means for transferring the image data of the paper document and the image data of the electronic document as a single mail document to the second terminal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
105 words
An image processing system comprising: means for creating image data of an electronic document to be transferred using a first terminal; means for inputting an instruction for transferring the image data of the electronic document and image data of a paper document as a single mail document to a second terminal; means for printing an instruction sheet on which the instruction is described; means for reading the instruction sheet and the image data of the paper document; and means for transferring the image data of the paper document and the image data of the electronic document as a single mail document to the second terminal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
An image processing system according to claim 7, wherein the inputting means includes means for inputting at least identification information of the instruction sheet, title information of the single mail document, a sender identifier, and a terminal number of the first terminal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
An image processing system according to claim 7, wherein the reading means includes means for printing an electronic document created by using the creating means at the first terminal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
An image processing system according to claim 7, wherein the transferring means includes means for transferring the image data of the electronic document to the second terminal after the electronic document is created by the first terminal and before the reading means reads the image data of the paper document.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
105 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: reading image data of an instruction sheet having a first instruction for transferring image data of an electronic document and image data of a paper document to a first terminal as a single mail document and a second instruction for causing a second terminal to create the electronic document, and reading the image data of the paper document; causing the second terminal to create the image data of the electronic document; and transferring the image data of the paper document and the image data of the electronic document as the single mail document to the first terminal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
105 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: reading image data of an instruction sheet having a first instruction for transferring image data of an electronic document and image data of a paper document to a first terminal as a single mail document and a second instruction for causing a second terminal to create the electronic document, and reading the image data of the paper document; causing the second terminal to create the image data of the electronic document; and transferring the image data of the paper document and the image data of the electronic document as the single mail document to the first terminal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
An image processing method according to claim 11, wherein the reading step includes reading at least identification information of the instruction sheet, title information of the single mail document, a sender identification, and a terminal number of the first terminal which are described on the instruction sheet.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
An image processing method according to claim 11, wherein the causing step includes recognizing identification information of the instruction sheet to execute a program, on the second terminal, to transfer the image data of the electronic document.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image processing method according to claim 11, wherein the causing step includes displaying the image data of the paper document on the second terminal when the electronic document is created.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image processing method according to claim 11, wherein the transferring step includes transferring the image data of the paper document to the first terminal after the reading step for reading the image data of the paper document and before the electronic document is created by the second terminal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
98 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: creating image data of an electronic document to be transferred using a first terminal; inputting an instruction for transferring the image data of the electronic document and image data of a paper document as a single mail document to a second terminal; printing an instruction sheet on which the instruction is described; reading the instruction sheet and the image data of the paper document; and transferring the image data of the paper document and the image data of the electronic document as a single mail document to the second terminal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
98 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: creating image data of an electronic document to be transferred using a first terminal; inputting an instruction for transferring the image data of the electronic document and image data of a paper document as a single mail document to a second terminal; printing an instruction sheet on which the instruction is described; reading the instruction sheet and the image data of the paper document; and transferring the image data of the paper document and the image data of the electronic document as a single mail document to the second terminal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
40 words
An image processing method according to claim 16, wherein the inputting step includes inputting at least identification information of the instruction sheet, title information of the single mail document, a sender identifier, and a terminal number of the first terminal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image processing method according to claim 16, wherein the reading step includes the step for printing an electronic document created by using the first terminal by the creating step.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
52 words
An image processing method according to claim 16, wherein the transferring step includes transferring the image data of the electronic document to the second terminal after the creating step for creating the image data of the electronic document and before the reading step for reading the image data of the paper document.
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