US 12,277,357 B2
Related information providing method for image processing, image processing system, and image processing device
Takashi Nakagawa, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai (JP)
Filed by SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka (JP)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/507,305.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-186671 (JP), filed on Nov. 22, 2022; and application No. 2023-138173 (JP), filed on Aug. 28, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0168687 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/1253 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A related information providing method for providing related information pertaining to a job that has been executed, the method comprising, as steps performed by at least one processor that individually or collectively controls an image processing device and a data storage device:
controlling the image processing device, and executing a job pertaining to image processing that performs at least one of processing that reads a document and outputs or stores image data of the document, or processing that loads print data and prints or stores image data of the print data;
selecting, by a user, whether or not performing a search, using extracted information, is permitted, the extracted information being obtained by extracting information about at least one of a character or an image from the image data of the document or the print data;
extracting the extracted information from the image data when the search using the extracted information is permitted;
searching a database stored in the data storage device for related information that relates to the extracted information;
providing the user with the related information obtained by the search; and
registering the extracted information and extraction source image data from which the extracted information was extracted in the database, wherein
in a case that (i) a selection that permits the usage of the extracted information has been made and (ii) the extracted information includes specific information that has been registered in advance, a second selection that permits the usage of the extracted information is requested.