Image Processing Apparatus and Image Processing Method That Ensures Effective Search

An image processing method, comprising:

• reading image data on an original document;
• accepting an input of text information from a user after reading the image data;
• creating a stamp image corresponding to the input text information;
• performing an optical character recognition process on the created stamp image to convert text information of the stamp image into text data where a character string is able to be searched;
• adding the stamp image to the image data;
• and
• editing a plurality of items of image data including the image data where the stamp image is added as an item of image data.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing an image processing program for controlling an image processing apparatus, the image processing program causing a computer to function as:

• an image processing unit that reads image data on an original document;
• a text information accepting unit that accepts an input of text information from a user after reading the image data;
• a stamp processing unit that creates a stamp image corresponding to the input text information, the stamp processing unit performing an optical character recognition process on the created stamp image to convert text information of the stamp image into text data where a character string is able to be searched, the stamp processing unit adding the stamp image to the image data;
• and
• an image data editing unit that edits a plurality of items of image data including the image data where the stamp image is added as an item of image data.