Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

An information processing system comprising an edge device and an information processing apparatus communicably connected with each other, the edge device including:

• circuitry configured to:
• communicate with the information processing apparatus;
• and
• the information processing apparatus including:
• circuitry configured to:
• communicate with the edge device;
• execute OCR processing on data input from the edge device;
• control the edge device;
• authenticate a user;
• receive selection of data to be output to the edge device;
• store the data output to the edge device;
• receive setting of data update rule from a user and store the data in association with the user, the data update rule including a correction command to correct text within the data;
• detect a modification from the data obtained by executing OCR processing according to a modification or conversion method specified by the data update rule;
• store a data history that indicates usage history of data input and output;
• determine target electronic data, which is original data input from the edge device among the stored data based on the data history;
• determine whether another modification is present at a same position where the detected modification is present after printing is executed based on the data to be output to the edge device;
• in a case that the another modification is determined to be present at the same position where the detected modification is present, display an operation screen allowing selection of whether to reflect the another modification to the target electronic data;
• and
• in a case that reflecting the another modification is selected on the operation screen, update the target electronic data based on the modification.

An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• communicating with an edge device communicably connected with the information processing apparatus;
• executing OCR processing on data input from the edge device;
• controlling the edge device;
• authenticating a user;
• receiving selection of data to be output to the edge device;
• storing the data output to the edge device;
• receiving setting of data update rule from a user and store the data in association with the user, the data update rule including a correction command to correct text within the data;
• detecting a modification from the data obtained by executing OCR processing according to a modification or conversion method specified by the data update rule;
• storing a data history that indicates usage history of data input and output;
• determining target electronic data, which is original data input from the edge device among the stored data based on the data history;
• determining whether another modification is present at a same position where the detected modification is present after printing is executed based on the data to be output to the edge device;
• in a case that the another modification is determined to be present at the same position where the detected modification is present, displaying an operation screen allowing selection of whether to reflect the another modification to the target electronic data;
• and
• in a case that reflecting the another modification is selected on the operation screen, updating the target electronic data based on the modification.