Abstract:
A pattern generating apparatus includes a setting unit, an identifying unit, and a generating unit. The setting unit sets a pattern area on a recording medium. The identifying unit identifies a position of the pattern area, which is arranged in a plane having a predetermined size with a specified position in the pattern area located at or substantially at a center of the plane, in the plane. The generating unit generates a pattern into which the identified position is coded.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus includes: a storage that associates each of a plurality of pieces of use limitation information with a characteristic information, and that stores each of the plurality of pieces of use limitation information and the characteristic information, which are associated with each other; and a selection unit that refers to the storage, and that selects, based on a result of comparison between a second document characteristic information of a document acquired from a specified document specified by and in response to an instruction specifying a document for which a policy for limitation on use is to be determined and the characteristic information associated with each of the plurality of pieces of use limitation information stored in the storage, a candidate for use limitation information to be used for the limitation on use of the specified document from the plurality of pieces of use limitation information.