Document annotation processing

A system for document annotation processing, comprising:

• a processor and a memory configured to provide computer program instructions to the processor to execute the function of the components:
• a target document component for providing a target document in a digital format;
• an image annotation extraction component for receiving an image of an annotated hard copy of the target document and extracting annotations from the image as an annotation source;
• an annotation processing component for processing the extracted annotations to collect extracted annotation information metadata for the image;
• an annotation merging component for merging the extracted annotation information metadata for the image with other extracted annotation information metadata from other annotation sources for the target document to generate master annotation metadata;
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• a master metadata component for providing the master annotation metadata for application to the target document.

A computer program product for document annotation processing, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• provide a target document in a digital format;
• receive an image of an annotated hard copy of the target document and extracting annotations from the image as an annotation source;
• process the extracted annotations to collect extracted annotation information metadata for the image;
• merge the extracted annotation information metadata for the image with other extracted annotation information metadata from other annotation sources for the target document to generate master annotation metadata;
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• provide the master annotation metadata for application to the target document.