Processing of an electronic document, apparatus and system for processing the document, and storage medium containing computer executable instructions for processing the document

An apparatus for processing an electronic document, the apparatus comprising:

• a processing unit set up such that a local database can be used to extract information relating to the electronic document, and a super ordinate database can be used to extract information relating to the electronic document if a predefined condition is met.

A system for processing an electronic document, comprising:

• at least one apparatus having a processing unit set up such that a local database can be used to extract information relating to the electronic document, and a super ordinate database can be used to extract information relating to the electronic document if a predefined condition is met.

Computer executable instructions to be loaded into a non-transitory memory of a digital computer, for performing a method for processing an electronic document, which comprises the steps of:

• extracting information relating to the electronic document via a local database;
• and
• extracting information relating to the electronic document if a predefined condition is met via a super ordinate database.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions to be executed by a computer for performing a method for processing an electronic document, which comprises the steps of:

• extracting information relating to the electronic document via a local database;
• and
• extracting information relating to the electronic document if a predefined condition is met via a super ordinate database.