摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the handling of image data of various forms such as an image of a paper document as an electronic file easy to retrieve and reuse. <P>SOLUTION: For an input image, information for specifying the input image is inputted by a user. This image processing method for retrieving an original data file corresponding to the input image comprises a first retrieval information acquisition step for acquiring first retrieval information relating to the input image based on the information inputted by the user; a second retrieval information acquisition step for acquiring characteristic data included in the input image as second retrieval information; and a retrieval step for retrieving the original data file corresponding to the input image by use of the first retrieval information and the second retrieval information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI</p> |