US 5,708,766 A · Filing device

Abstract

A filing device for storing a plurality of documents in a storage device in the form of images and allowing any of them to be searched for when needed. A memo data generating section generates memo data related to a particular image document and containing information on the person who entered the memo. A memo image is overlaid on the original document image on the basis of the memo data. The resulting composite image is output. A searching section searches, based on the data generated by the memo data generating section, document images by use of the content of the memo as a key. Marking data generating section generates marking data related to a particular image document and containing information on the person who entered the marking. A marked document image is, output on the basis of the data. The searching section searches, based on the data generated by the marking data generating section, documents by using the content of the marked area as a key.

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Dependent claims

A filing device comprising:

document image storing means for storing document images;
searching means for searching for a particular document image in said document image storing means;
memo data generating means for generating data of a memo corresponding to one of the document images stored in said document image storing means, said data containing information representing a person who wrote said memo;
and
outputting means for outputting, based on said data generated by said memo data generating means, an image of said one document image while overlaying an image of said memo on said one document image.

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