Method and system for managing image data for electronic paper, image processing apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for computer program

摘要

An image processing apparatus includes a display state data obtaining portion obtaining display state data indicating a state of a displayed image that is an image electrically displayed on electronic paper, a display termination control portion controlling the electronic paper to finish displaying the displayed image, a write image data obtaining portion that obtains write image data that is image data of a write image corresponding to an image written on the electronic paper by reading the image written on the electronic paper after finishing the display, and a storage control portion that controls a storage portion to store, therein, displayed image data that is image data of the displayed image, the display state data obtained by the display state data obtaining portion, and the write image data obtained by the write image data obtaining portion, the displayed image data, the display state data, and the write image data being associated with one another.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus having a scanner to scan a paper placed thereon and a function to perform communication with electronic paper having a display area, the image processing apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to:
obtain, from the electronic paper, display conditions data indicating which part of an original document image corresponds to a displayed image that is an image displayed on the display area of the electronic paper;send, to the electronic paper, a command to request the electronic paper to finish displaying the displayed image;obtain write image data that is image data of a write image corresponding to an image written by hand on the display area of the electronic paper, by scanning only the write image written on the display area of the electronic paper with the scanner after finishing displaying the displayed image by the command; andstore original document image data that is image data of the original document image, the display conditions data, and the write image data obtained by scanning in a storage portion, the displayed image data, the display conditions data, and the write image data being associated with one another; andgenerate a composite image in which the write image is overlaid on a part indicated in the display conditions data of the original document image based on the original document image data, the write image data, and the display conditions data.