An area of image information read by a scanner is designated by a mouse to designate a part of the image information as retrieval information. The designated part of the image information is recognized in an OCR as the retrieval information which is then stored in an information recording medium in association...http://www.google.de/patents/US5093873?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5093873 - Electronic filing apparatus using part of read image information as retrieval information
