Image processing device, image processing method, and program and recording medium thereof

An image processing device comprising:

• a search unit configured to search with an input keyword an electronic document in which a document image, a plurality of character codes obtained by executing a character recognition processing with respect to the document image, and a plurality of kinds of glyph data for being utilized in common with respect to the plurality of character codes when drawing characters corresponding to the plurality of character codes are stored;
• a switching unit configured to receive a switching instruction of glyph data from a user as to the plurality of kinds of glyph data;
• and
• an electronic document display unit configured to highlight a portion coincident with the keyword as a result of search by the search unit using the glyph data switched by the switching unit.

An image processing method comprising:

• obtaining a character code corresponding to each character image by executing a character recognition processing with respect to a plurality of character images in a document image;
• and
• generating an electronic document in which the document image, the plurality of character codes obtained by the character recognition processing, and a plurality of kinds of glyph data are stored,
• wherein one of the plurality of kinds of glyph data is selected, and the selected glyph data is utilized in common with respect to the plurality of character codes when drawing characters corresponding to the plurality of character codes.

A computer-readable recording medium having computer-executable instructions for performing an image processing method, the image processing method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a character code corresponding to each character image by executing a character recognition processing with respect to a plurality of character images in a document image;
• and
• generating an electronic document in which the document image, the plurality of character codes obtained by the character recognition processing, and a plurality of kinds of glyph data are stored,
• wherein one of the plurality of kinds of glyph data is selected and the selected glyph data is utilized in common with respect to the plurality of character codes when drawing characters corresponding to the plurality of character codes.