US 7,450,742 B2
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, storage medium, and program
Satoshi Shimizu, Kanagawa (Japan); Shinya Tanaka, Tokyo (Japan); and Tsukasa Sako, Kanagawa (Japan)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/969,790.
Application 10/969790 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP03/05660, filed on May 06, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-132808 (JP), filed on May 08, 2002; and application No. 2002-170372 (JP), filed on Jun. 11, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2005/0086720 A1, Apr. 21, 2005
Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H05G 1/10 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 382—128  [378/101; 726/27] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing apparatus which externally transfers target information to process the information, and saves the processed information, comprising:
storage means for storing second identification information corresponding to the target information in association with the target information to which first identification information is attached;
first changing means for deleting the first identification information and adding the corresponding second identification information to the target information in said storage means;
transfer means for externally transferring the target information processed by said first changing means; and
saving means for saving the target information processed at an external transfer destination to which the information is transferred by said transfer means; and second changing means for retrieving information from said storage means on the basis of the second identification information added to the target information processed at the external transfer destination and deleting the second identification information corresponding to the retrieved information from said storage means.