Information processing device and method, and data communication system for acquiring document data from electronic paper

• Main Authors: Hotta, Hiroyuki, Hirose, Yoshitsugu, Ogura, Yoko, Saito, Yasunori, Nagatsuka, Ikutaroh
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.01.2012

An information processing device to generate data pertaining to a document from electronic paper which has a display section to display and retain the document, and a memory to store document identification data, includes a document data storage unit which stores document electronic data, a communication unit which acquires document identification data from the electronic paper, a reading unit which scans the display section, a data extraction unit which extracts from the document data storage unit document electronic data corresponding to the document identification data, a difference processing unit which extracts a note image appended on a surface of the display section according to a difference between an image from the extracted document electronic data and an image of the scanned display section, and a data generation unit which associates data of the extracted appendix image and the extracted document electronic data, thereby generates data pertaining to the document.