US 7,538,904 B2
System for administering readout contents, image reader device, and method for administering contents
Sotomitsu Ikeda, Kanagawa (Japan); and Makoto Satoh, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/803,926.
Claims priority of application No. 2003-092091 (JP), filed on Mar. 28, 2003; and application No. 2004-053626 (JP), filed on Feb. 27, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2004/0194133 A1, Sep. 30, 2004
Int. Cl. H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 1/387 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 358—1.18  [358/462; 358/453] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for administering contents, comprising:
readout means for reading out contents information drawn on first display media;
detection means for detecting identification information on the first display media; and
administration means for administering the contents information read out by read means and the identification information detected by the detection means in association with each other,
wherein, in a case where the contents information read out by the read means are not registered on a network, the administration means administers the identification information detected by the detection means and the contents information read out by the read means in association with each other.