Document management system and document destruction apparatus

A document destruction apparatus, comprising:

• a mode selection unit that selects one of a first destruction mode and a second destruction mode;
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• an execution unit that destroys the document according to a destruction mode selected by the mode selection unit;
• the execution unit being configured to destroy without reading the document ID thereof in the first destruction mode;
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• in the second destruction mode, the execution unit being configured to read the document ID, to inquire a permission of destroying the document of a document management apparatus while designating the read document ID, and to destroy the document when the document management apparatus gives the permission of destroying the document.

A document management system, comprising:

• a document management apparatus that manages a document ID by associating the document ID at least with a storage time of the document, and that checks the storage time of the document, in response to an inquiry about a permission of destroying the document having a designated ID, and that gives a permission of destroying the document when the storage time thereof has expired;
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• a document destruction apparatus that reads the document ID to inquire the permission of destroying the document of the document management apparatus by designating the read document ID, and that destroys the document when the document management apparatus gives the permission of destroying the document;
• the document destruction apparatus including an apparatus body having a shredder portion that performs document destruction, and a scanning unit detachably loaded in the apparatus body;
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• the scanning unit including a reading portion that reads the document ID from the document.

A document destruction apparatus, comprising:

• an apparatus body having a shredder portion that performs document destruction;
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• a scanning unit detachably loaded in the apparatus body, the scanning unit including a reading portion that reads a document ID from a document;
• the document destruction apparatus inquiring a permission of destroying the document of a document management apparatus by designating the document ID read by the scanning unit and destroying the document by the shredder portion when the document management apparatus gives the permission of destroying the document.