Apparatus and method for image data processing

An apparatus for image data processing wherein an image data is given an image ID to specify said image data and then filed in a storage means, and wherein a marked sheet with an image ID mark integrated in said image data, said document ID mark representing said image ID, is printed out, said apparatus comprising:

• a second position means for deciding on the position on a sheet of paper for said means decides on the position to integrate said document ID mark on the basis of the specification from said image data inputting means.

An apparatus for image data processing wherein an image data is given a document ID to specify said image data and filed in a storage means, wherein a marked sheet of paper with a document ID mark integrated in said image data, said document ID mark representing said document ID, is printed out, and wherein said document ID mark on the marked sheet of paper is read by a reading means and converted into a document ID to specify said filed image data, said apparatus comprising:

• a second positioning means for deciding on the position of said document ID mark on the sheet of paper when said document ID mark is decoded, and
• a decoding means for reading and decoding said document ID mark at the position where said image data is integrated, said position decided on by said second positioning means.

An apparatus for image data processing wherein an image data is filed in a storage means with a document ID given to said image data and managed by a document image managing means, wherein there is provided an image outputting means for outputting said filed document with a document ID mark inscribed therein, said document ID mark generated by an encoding means and said document ID mark corresponding to said document ID, and wherein said document ID mark is decoded by a document ID decoding means, thereby finding out the corresponding image data,

• wherein said decoding means decodes the ID mark when copying is affected using an image inputting means and said image outputting means, and
• wherein said document image managing means specifies the corresponding image data on the basis of a document ID obtained from said decoding means and outputs the document ID position data of the image data, and further comprising:
• a pattern synthesizing means for synthesizing a specific image at said document ID mark position of the image data and handing over said synthesized image to the outputting means.

A method for image data processing wherein an image data is filed in a storage means with a document ID given to said image data and managed by a document image managing means, wherein there is provided an image outputting means for outputting said filed image data with a document ID mark given thereto, said document ID mark corresponding to said document ID and generated by said encoding means, and wherein said document ID mark is decoded by said document ID decoding means, thereby finding out the corresponding image data, said method comprising:

• a decoding step for decoding the ID mark when copying is affected using an image inputting means and said image outputting means,
• a document image managing step for specifying the corresponding image data on the basis of the document ID obtained from said decoding means and extracting the document ID mark position in said image data, and
• a pattern synthesizing step for synthesizing a specific image at said document ID mark position in the image data and handing over said synthesized image to the image outputting means.

An apparatus for image data processing wherein inputted image data is filed in a storage means and managed by an image managing means on the basis of a document ID generated sequentially by said image managing means, said document ID representing said inputted image data, and wherein said inputted image data is outputted from said image outputting means along with at least one of an ID mark and a display code generated on the basis of a document ID to specify said image data, said apparatus comprising:

• a scrambling means for converting said document ID generated by said document image managing means into a scrambled document ID which corresponds to said document ID one to one but is not logically sequential to other document IDs and for outputting said display code and/or ID mark code on the basis of said scrambled document ID, and
• a pattern synthesizing means for synthesizing said image data, said display code and ID mark code, and for instructing said image outputting means to output the synthesized image data.

An apparatus for image data processing wherein an image data is filed in a storage means and managed by a document image managing means on the basis of a document ID generated sequentially by said document image managing means, said document ID representing said image data, and wherein said image data is outputted from said image outputting means along with at least one of an ID mark and a display code generated on the basis of a document ID to specify said image data, said apparatus comprising:

• a scrambling means for converting said document ID generated by said document image managing means into a scrambled document ID which corresponds to said document ID one to one but is not logically sequential to other document IDs and for outputting said display code and/or ID mark code on the basis of said scrambled document ID, and
• a code type selection means enabling an operator to choose on which basis to output at least one of said display code and said ID mark code, on the basis of said document ID or said scrambled document ID, and
• a pattern synthesizing means for synthesizing at least one of said image data and said display code and ID mark code generated on the basis of said ID mark code, and for instructing said image outputting means to output the integrated image data.

An apparatus for image data processing wherein image data is filed in a storage means and managed by an image managing means on the basis of a document ID generated sequentially by said image managing means, said document ID representing said inputted image data, a specific image data is specified by inputting either an ID mark or a display code representing said document ID, said apparatus comprising:

• a scrambled document ID decoding means for converting said inputted ID mark into a document ID corresponding to said scrambled document ID if the value of the mark code or the inputted display code is converted into a value before encoding and wherein said value is based on the scrambled document ID.

A method for image data processing wherein inputted image data is filed in a storage means and managed by an image managing means on the basis of a document ID generated sequentially by said image managing means, said document ID representing said inputted image data, and wherein said inputted image data is outputted from an image outputting means along with at least one of an ID mark and a display code generated on the basis of a document ID to specify said image data, said method comprising the steps of:

• converting the document ID into a scrambled document ID corresponding to said document ID but not logically sequential to other document IDs, and outputting at least one of a display code and an ID mark code on the basis of said scrambled document ID, and
• integrating said image data with said ID mark and/or said display code, and outputting said integrated data by said image outputting means.

A method for image data processing wherein inputted image data is filed in a storage means and managed by an image managing means on the basis of a document ID generated sequentially by said image managing means, said document ID representing said inputted image data, a specific image data is specified by inputting either an ID mark code or a display code representing said document ID, said method comprising a step of:

• converting said inputted ID mark code into a document ID corresponding to said scrambled document ID if the ID mark code or the display code is converted into a value before encoding, and wherein said value is based on the scrambled document ID.

A method for image data processing wherein inputted image data is filed in a storage means and managed by the image managing means on the basis of a document ID generated sequentially by said image managing means, said document ID representing said inputted image data, and wherein said inputted image data is outputted from said image outputting means along with at least one of an ID mark and a display code generated on the basis of a document ID to specify said image data, characterized in that:

• an operator can choose in which way to output said ID mark and/or said display code, as value with a specific degree of confidentiality or a value with a higher degree of confidentiality than the specific degree of confidentiality.