Image processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus including

• a data inputting part for inputting image data corresponding to a specific document,
• a document storing part for converting the image data to document data for the specific document and storing therein the document data for the specific document along with other documents data, and
• a stored document managing part for managing the documents data stored in the document storing part for the specific document and other documents, the image processing apparatus further comprising:
• an analyzing part configured to analyze the input image data;
• a text writing part configured to obtain an analysis result from analysis by the analyzing part of the input image data and write the analysis result in a text format;
• a similar document extracting part configured to determine similarity between the input image data and the documents data stored in the document storing part and extract, from the documents data stored in the document storing part, a similar document data having document identifying information similar to that of the input image data;
• a searching part for searching for a target document;
• wherein the stored document managing part is configured to associate the analysis result to the document data stored for the specific document in the document storing part and register the analysis result in correspondence with the document data for the specific document;
• wherein the stored document managing part is further configured to associate the document identifying information to the input image data and the extracted similar document data and register the document identifying information in correspondence with the document data stored for the specific document in the document storing part;
• wherein the searching part is configured to search for the target document by referring to the registered analysis result.