Shredder System

Abstract

To restore information fixed to a medium put into a shredder.SOLUTION: A reading unit 111 of a scanner device 11 reads information fixed with printing or the like on a medium P. A transmission control unit 122 executes control of transmitting to a server 2 the information of the medium P acquired in a form of digital image data. An information acquisition unit 201 acquires information (digital image data) transmitted from a shredder 1. An information management unit 202 manages information so as to be readable as the information of the medium P by storing information acquired by the information acquisition unit 201 in an acquisition information DB40 such that the information is known to be the information of the medium P. An information read-out unit 203 acquires a read-out instruction transmitted from a monitor terminal 3. The information read-out unit 203 reads out the information of the medium P from the acquisition information DB40 via the information management unit 202.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a shredder system. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, techniques relating to shredders have been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-15027 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with only the prior art including the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it has been difficult to restore information fixed on a medium to be shredded after the medium has been put into a shredder.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to restore information that was fixed on a medium that has been put into a shredder. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, a shredder system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: A shredder system including an information processing device, a shredder for shredding media on which information is fixed, and a scanner device, the scanner device reads information fixed to the medium at a predetermined timing before the medium is shredded by the shredder; The information processing device includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires the information read by the scanner device; an information management means for managing the information acquired by the information acquisition means in a restorable state; Equipped with. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to restore information that was fixed on a medium that has been put into a shredder. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing an overview of an example of a service that can be realized by a shredder system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in comparison with a conventional service. [Figure 2] 1 is a system configuration diagram of a shredder system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the external configuration of a shredder in a system configuration of a shredder system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a server in the shredder system according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 5] 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the server shown in FIG. 4. FIG. [Figure 6] 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the external configuration of a shredder in the system configuration of a shredder system according to one embodiment of the present invention, and is a view different from FIG. 2. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] [First embodiment] A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0010] First, with reference to FIG. 1, an outline of a service (hereinafter referred to as "this service") to which the shredder system (see FIG. 2 described later) to which the present invention is applied will be described.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of an example of this service that can be realized by a shredder system according to one embodiment of the present invention, in comparison with conventional services.

[0012] This service is provided to a user K who works in an office or the like and is in a position to manage a subordinate H. Specifically, for example, when a medium P that should not be discarded is shredded by a subordinate H without permission and the information fixed on the medium P is lost, the information fixed on the medium P is restored and provided to user K as a service.

[0013] Conventionally, confidential information has been fixed by printing or the like on media P such as paper used in offices, etc. Therefore, when this media P is no longer needed, shredder technology is used to shred the media P, making it impossible to identify the confidential information, in order to prevent the confidential information fixed on the media P from being identified and diverted by a third party. While shredder technology makes it possible to protect privacy and prevent information leaks by shredding media P, it is also characterized by the fact that it is extremely difficult to restore shredded media P. For this reason, shredders are not only used for the purposes of protecting privacy and preventing information leaks, but there are also many cases where people who do not want media P to be restored use shredders intentionally to destroy information.

[0014] Specifically, in an office or the like, there may be a case where a medium P on which information regarding a contract with a customer is printed is something that could be disadvantageous to subordinate H (for example, it could prove his own mistake), and so subordinate H does not want user K, who is his superior, to see it. For this reason, let us consider a case in which subordinate H intentionally destroys medium P. However, since medium P contains information regarding a contract with a customer, it is considered an important document in the office or the like (especially for user K) and is treated as something that cannot be discarded. For example, let us assume that subordinate H negligently contaminates medium P. To avoid being criticized by user K for contaminating medium P, subordinate H destroys medium P, which serves as evidence of his negligence, in an attempt to cover up his negligence. In other words, subordinate H destroys medium P by shredding it with a shredder, which makes it impossible to restore it, thereby destroying the existence of medium P. As a result, any information that had been printed or otherwise fixed on medium P is also destroyed. In the past, user K was unable to detect that medium P (i.e., the information fixed on that medium P) had been destroyed by subordinate H. As a result, when the information printed on medium P was reused at a later date, it was discovered that medium P had been lost, which caused further trouble.

[0015] Although not shown, there are also many cases where media P are shredded by accident rather than intentionally. As mentioned above, shredder technology has the characteristic that it is extremely difficult to restore media P once it has been shredded. Therefore, when inserting media P into a shredder, careful confirmation is required as to whether it is really OK to discard the media P. However, in offices and other places where a large amount of media is handled, accurately confirming whether it is really OK to discard each time media P is inserted into the shredder is cumbersome and difficult due to time constraints. As a result, it has been common for media P that should not be discarded to be inserted into the shredder by mistake, resulting in the loss of information.

[0016] In contrast to the conventional problems described above, as shown on the left side of Figure 1, the present service, as shown on the right side of Figure 1, makes it possible to restore information that was fixed on medium P even after the medium P has been shredded by shredder 1. Specifically, for example, even if subordinate H intentionally or accidentally puts medium P into shredder 1, the following series of processes are executed. That is, before medium P is shredded, it is scanned by scanner device 11 built into shredder 1, and information fixed to medium P is read. The read information is sent to and stored in server 2, which will be described later in FIG. 2. As a result, the information fixed to medium P put into shredder 1 is saved in server 2 before shredding. After the fixed information on the medium P is read by a scanner device 11, the medium P is sent to a cutting unit 12 and shredded. User K uses the supervisor terminal 3 to search for and extract information on the medium P stored in the server 2. In this way, user K can restore the information that was lost when subordinate H threw the medium P into the shredder 1.

[0017] The outline of the present service to which the shredder system to which the present invention is applied has been described above with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of a shredder system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] The shredder system shown in FIG. 2 is configured to include a shredder 1, a server 2, and a supervisor terminal 3. The shredder 1, server 2, and supervisor terminal 3 are connected to each other via a predetermined network N such as the Internet. The form of the network N is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark), Wi-Fi, a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, or the like.

[0019] The shredder 1 is installed in an office or the like, and is operated by a subordinate H or the like.

[0020] The server 2 is an information processing device managed by, for example, a system administrator (not shown) under the supervision of the user K. The server 2 executes various processes while communicating with the shredder 1 and the supervisor terminal 3 as appropriate. The person who performs the duties of the system administrator is not particularly limited. For example, user K himself may perform the duties of the system administrator.

[0021] The monitor terminal 3 is an information processing device that is installed in an office or the like and is operated by the user K. Specifically, the monitor terminal 3 is configured, for example, by a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet, or the like.

[0022] Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the shredder 1 that constitutes the above-described shredder system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the external configuration of a shredder in the system configuration of a shredder system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The shredder 1 is placed as shown in Fig. 3 relative to the plane (XY plane) formed by the X-axis and Y-axis. Hereinafter, the direction of the X-axis will be referred to as the "horizontal direction," the direction of the Y-axis will be referred to as the "depth direction," the upward direction of the Z-axis in the figure will be referred to as the "upward direction," and the downward direction of the Z-axis in the figure will be referred to as the "downward direction."

[0023] As shown in FIG. 3, the shredder 1 includes a scanner device 11, a cutting unit 12, a housing unit 13, and a top panel unit 14. A top panel 14 is attached to the top of the housing 13. The top panel 14 is provided with an inlet 15 for inserting the medium P. Scanner device 11 is built into housing 13 and is located directly below input port 15 provided in top panel 14. Scanner device 11 is a device that reads information fixed to medium P by printing or the like and converts it into digital image data. That is, scanner device 11 reads the information fixed to medium P by moving medium P with an automatic document feeder (not shown). Scanner device 11 then converts the read information into digital image data and outputs it to the outside.

[0024] The cutting unit 12 is built into the housing 13 and is disposed below the scanner device 11. The cutting unit 12 uses fine blades to shred the medium P that has been moved by the scanner device 11 (automatic document feeder).

[0025] That is, when the medium P is inserted into the shredder 1 through the insertion slot 15, the medium P is sent to the scanner device 11. The information fixed on the medium P is read by the scanner device 11, converted into digital image data, and transmitted to the server 2. Thereafter, the medium P is moved from the scanner device 11 to the cutting unit 12 and shredded.

[0026] Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the server 2 that constitutes the above-described shredder system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server in the shredder system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] The server 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 23, a bus 24, an input / output interface 25, an input unit 26, an output unit 27, a memory unit 28, a communication unit 29, and a drive 30.

[0028] The CPU 21 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 22 or a program loaded from the storage unit 28 into the RAM 23 . The RAM 23 also stores data and the like necessary for the CPU 21 to execute various processes.

[0029] The CPU 21, ROM 22, and RAM 23 are connected to one another via a bus 24. An input / output interface 25 is also connected to this bus 24. An input unit 26, an output unit 27, a storage unit 28, a communication unit 29, and a drive 30 are connected to the input / output interface 25.

[0030] The input unit 26 is configured by, for example, a keyboard, and various information is input thereto. The output unit 27 is configured with a display such as a liquid crystal display, a speaker, and the like. The storage unit 28 is configured with a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or the like, and stores various data. The communication unit 29 communicates with other devices (such as the shredder 1 in FIG. 3) via a network N including the Internet.

[0031] Removable media 31, such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, is appropriately loaded into the drive 30. A program read from the removable media 31 by the drive 30 is installed in the storage unit 28 as needed. Furthermore, the removable medium 31 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 28 in the same manner as the storage unit 28.

[0032] Although not shown, the supervisor terminal 3 in Fig. 2 can also have a configuration that is basically similar to the hardware configuration of the server 2 shown in Fig. 4. Therefore, a description of the configuration of the supervisor terminal 3 will be omitted.

[0033] Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the functional configuration of the shredder 1, server 2, and supervisor terminal 3 having the hardware configurations shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 will be described. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of the server illustrated in FIG.

[0034] The shredder 1 is composed of a scanner device 11 and a cutting unit 12. Furthermore, the scanner device 11 of the shredder 1 functions as a reading unit 111, a main control unit 112, and a communication unit 113. Furthermore, the main control unit 112 is provided with an acquisition unit 121 and a transmission control unit 122.

[0035] In the CPU 21 of the server 2, an information acquisition unit 201, an information management unit 202, an information reading unit 203, and a display control unit 204 function. In addition, an acquired information DB 40 is provided in one area of ​​the storage unit 28 of the server 2.

[0036] For example, when a subordinate H or the like inserts a medium P into an insertion slot 15 provided on a top panel 14 of the shredder 1, a series of operations is initiated. When a medium P is inserted through an inlet 15 of the shredder 1, the medium P is moved to the scanner device 11. The reading unit 111 of the scanner device 11 reads information fixed on the medium P by printing or the like. The acquisition unit 121 of the main control unit 112 converts the information of the medium P read by the reading unit 111 into digital image data and acquires it. The transmission control unit 122 of the main control unit 112 executes control to transmit the information about the medium P acquired in the form of digital image data to the server 2 via the communication unit 113 . Furthermore, the medium P from which information has been read by the reading unit 111 of the scanner device 11 is sent to the cutting unit 12 of the shredder 1 and shredded.

[0037] The information acquisition unit 201 of the server 2 acquires the information (digital image data) transmitted from the shredder 1 via the communication unit 29. The information management unit 202 stores the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 201 in the acquired information DB 40 so that it can be recognized as information about the medium P, thereby managing the information so that it can be read out as information about the medium P.

[0038] When user K wants to refer to the information on medium P, he / she accesses server 2 via monitor terminal 3 to issue an instruction to read the information.

[0039] When the information reading unit 203 of the server 2 receives an instruction to read information from the monitor terminal 3, the information reading unit 203 searches the acquired information DB 40 for information about the medium P. Specifically, the information reading unit 203 acquires a read instruction transmitted from the monitor terminal 3 via the communication unit 29. Then, the information reading unit 203 reads information about the medium P from the acquired information DB 40 via the information management unit 202.

[0040] Here, the information management unit 202 can store information about the medium P in the acquired information DB 40 in association with various types of metadata. Therefore, the user K may issue an instruction to read information on the medium P using the metadata as a keyword.

[0041] Specifically, for example, if the information on medium P is information about a contract, shredder 1 can generate metadata called "contract" by performing character recognition or the like when reading the information on medium P, and output the metadata by associating it with the information (digital image data) on medium P. In this case, if user K wants to read information about a contract, he or she can enter the keyword "contract" and smoothly search for and extract information on medium P associated with the metadata called "contract" from the information on various types of medium P stored in the acquired information DB 40.

[0042] Furthermore, for example, the date on which information on medium P was read by shredder 1 may be associated as metadata with the information on medium P. In this case, if user K wants to read information on medium P that was read by shredder 1 on "month x day," by entering "month x day," the information on medium P associated with the metadata "month x day" can be smoothly searched and extracted from the information on various types of medium P stored in the acquired information DB 40.

[0043] The display control unit 204 of the server 2 executes control to display the information of the medium P read by the information reading unit 203 on the monitor terminal 3 via the communication unit 29 .

[0044] The monitor terminal 3 acquires information about the medium P in an acquisition unit (not shown) and displays the information on a display (not shown).

[0045] An example of the functional configuration of the shredder 1, the server 2, and the supervisor terminal 3 has been described above with reference to FIG.

[0046] [Second embodiment] In the shredder 1 described in the first embodiment, the scanner device 11 is built into the housing 13 of the shredder 1. The medium P inserted through the insertion slot 15 has its fixed information read by the scanner device 11 (automatic document feeder), and then converted into digital image data that is sent to the server 2. Meanwhile, the medium P is moved to the cutting unit 12 located below the scanner device 11 and shredded. That is, in the first embodiment, reading of information fixed on the medium P and shredding of the medium P are executed as a series of processes. Therefore, in the first embodiment, only the storage and restoration of information is performed, and shredding of the actual medium P cannot be prevented. Therefore, as a second embodiment, the medium P inserted through the input port 15 may be configured so that the fixed information is read by the scanner device 11 (automatic document feeder) and then stored in a predetermined location for a certain period of time before being moved to the cutting section 12. A specific example of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

[0047] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of the external configuration of a shredder in the system configuration of a shredder system according to one embodiment of the present invention, and is a view different from FIG. The shredder 1 is placed as shown in Fig. 6 relative to the plane (XY plane) formed by the X-axis and Y-axis. As described above in Fig. 3, the direction of the X-axis is called the "horizontal direction," the direction of the Y-axis is called the "depth direction," the upward direction of the Z-axis in the figure is called the "upward direction," and the downward direction of the Z-axis in the figure is called the "downward direction."

[0048] 6, the shredder 1 in the second embodiment is composed of a storage container 16 and a shredder 20. The storage container 16 includes a scanner device 11, a housing 17, and a top panel 18, and the shredder 20 includes a cutting unit 12, a housing 13, and a top panel 14. In the storage container 16, a top plate 18 is attached to the top of the housing 17. The top plate 18 is provided with an inlet 19 for inserting the medium P. The scanner device 11 is built into the housing 17 and is disposed directly below the insertion slot 19 of the top panel 18 . In the crusher 20, a top plate 14 is attached to the top of the housing 13. The top plate 14 is provided with an inlet 15 for inserting the medium P. The cutting unit 12 is disposed below the inlet 15. The cutting unit 12 crushes the medium P that has been put into the inlet 15 using fine blades.

[0049] For example, when the subordinate H inserts the medium P into the insertion port 19 provided on the top panel 14 of the storage container 16, a series of operations begins. When the medium P is inserted through the insertion port 19 of the storage container 16 , the medium P is moved to the scanner device 11 . The reading unit 111 of the scanner device 11 reads information fixed on the medium P by printing or the like. The acquisition unit 121 of the main control unit 112 converts the information of the medium P read by the reading unit 111 into digital data and acquires it. The transmission control unit 122 of the main control unit 112 executes control to transmit the information about the medium P acquired in the form of digital image data to the server 2 via the communication unit 113 . Then, the medium P from which information has been read by the reading unit 111 of the scanner device 11 is moved by the automatic document feeder to a storage unit (not shown) built into the housing unit 17, and is stored there for a certain period of time.

[0050] The information acquisition unit 201 of the server 2 acquires the information (digital image data) transmitted from the storage container 16 via the communication unit 29. The information management unit 202 stores the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 201 in the acquired information DB 40 so that it can be recognized as information about the medium P, thereby managing the information so that it can be read out as information about the medium P.

[0051] The medium P that has been stored for a certain period of time in a storage unit built into the housing unit 17 is removed from the storage unit and then inserted into the insertion port 15 provided in the shredder 20. The medium P is then sent to the cutting unit 12 and shredded.

[0052] When user K wants to refer to the information on medium P, he / she accesses server 2 via monitor terminal 3 to issue an instruction to read the information.

[0053] When the information reading unit 203 of the server 2 receives an instruction to read information from the monitor terminal 3, the information reading unit 203 searches the acquired information DB 40 for information about the medium P. Specifically, the information reading unit 203 acquires a read instruction transmitted from the monitor terminal 3 via the communication unit 29. Then, the information reading unit 203 reads information about the medium P from the acquired information DB 40 via the information management unit 202.

[0054] The display control unit 204 of the server 2 executes control to display the information of the medium P read by the information reading unit 203 on the monitor terminal 3 via the communication unit 29 .

[0055] The monitor terminal 3 acquires information about the medium P in an acquisition unit (not shown) and displays the information on a display (not shown).

[0056] A specific example of the second embodiment has been described above with reference to FIG. In this way, by providing the scanner device 11 and the cutting unit 12 in different housings, a certain period of time may be set between the reading of the information fixed on the medium P and the shredding of the medium P. This allows, for example, the information fixed on the medium P to be read and the medium P to be stored in the storage container 16, and for user K to read the information on the medium P on the monitor terminal 3 and determine whether the medium P should be discarded or not. As a result, the medium P that is determined not to be shredded can be removed from the storage container 16 before being moved to the shredder 20, thereby avoiding shredding. As described above, by setting a certain period between the reading of the information fixed on the medium P and the shredding of the medium P, user K can both restore the information and the actual medium P.

[0057] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.

[0058] For example, the hardware configurations shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6 are merely examples for achieving the object of the present invention, and are not particularly limited.

[0059] For example, in the second embodiment described above, the shredder 1 is described as comprising a storage container 16 capable of reading information fixed to media P and a shredder 20 capable of shredding media P, but the configuration is not limited to this. In other words, the storage container 16 and the shredder 20 may be provided in the same housing.

[0060] Also, for example, in the second embodiment described above, the media P are stored in the storage container 16 for a certain period of time and then moved to the crusher 20, but the means by which the media P are moved is not particularly limited. For example, the user K or the like may move the media P manually, or the movement may be performed automatically.

[0061] 5 is merely an example and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient for the information processing device to have the function of executing the above-described series of processes as a whole, and the type of functional block used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example of FIG.

[0062] Furthermore, the locations of the functional blocks are not limited to those shown in FIG. 5 and may be arbitrary. Furthermore, one functional block may be configured as a single piece of hardware, a single piece of software, or a combination thereof.

[0063] When the processing of each functional block is performed by software, the program that constitutes the software is installed into a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer built into dedicated hardware, or may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, such as a server, a general-purpose smartphone, or a personal computer.

[0064] The recording medium containing such a program may not only be composed of removable media that is distributed separately from the device itself in order to provide the program to each user, but may also be composed of recording media that are provided to each user in a state where they are pre-installed in the device itself.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the information fixed to the medium P is output as digital image data, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the information on the medium P may be output as text data instead of image data. In this case, user K may use at least a part of the text data as a keyword to instruct reading of information on medium P. Specifically, for example, if user K wants to read information related to a contract, by inputting the keyword "contract," information on medium P containing the keyword "contract" is searched for and extracted from the information on various types of medium P stored in the acquired information DB 40. In this way, by outputting the information on the medium P as text data, there is an advantage that the information on the medium P associated with an arbitrary keyword can be smoothly searched and extracted.

[0066] However, text data also has the drawback that the information can be easily rewritten. Specifically, for example, it is easy for a third party to rewrite information about a contract with a customer that has been output as text data, fix it to a new medium, and output it. In this way, when the information on the medium P is output as text data, there is an advantage that the information can be easily searched and extracted, but there is also a disadvantage that the information can be easily rewritten.

[0067] In this regard, digital image data has the advantage that it is difficult to edit the information contained in it, since it is often relatively difficult to change the information. Therefore, if the information fixed on the medium P is important information that must not be edited, such as information regarding a contract with a customer, it is preferable to output the information fixed on the medium P as digital image data rather than as text data, as this will have a higher evidentiary value as information.

[0068] In other words, the shredder system to which the present invention is applied is sufficient as long as it has the following configuration, and can take on a variety of different embodiments. That is, a shredder system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: In a shredder system including an information processing device (e.g., server 2 in FIG. 2), a shredder (e.g., shredder 1 in FIG. 3) that shreds a medium on which information is fixed (e.g., medium P in FIG. 3), and a scanner device (e.g., scanner device 11 in FIG. 3), The scanner device (e.g., scanner device 11 in FIG. 3) reads information fixed on the medium (e.g., medium P in FIG. 3) at a predetermined timing before the medium is shredded by the shredder (e.g., shredder 1 in FIG. 3), The information processing device includes: information acquisition means (for example, the information acquisition unit 201 in FIG. 5) for acquiring the information read by the scanner device (for example, the scanner device 11 in FIG. 3); an information management unit (e.g., the information management unit 202 in FIG. 5) that manages the information acquired by the acquisition unit (e.g., the information acquisition unit 201 in FIG. 5) in a restorable state; Equipped with. As a result, the information fixed to the medium (e.g., medium P in FIG. 3) is read by a scanner device (e.g., scanner device 11 in FIG. 3) at a predetermined timing before the medium (e.g., medium P in FIG. 3) is shredded by the shredder (e.g., shredder 1 in FIG. 3), acquired by information acquisition means (e.g., information acquisition unit 201 in FIG. 5) of the information processing device, and managed in a restorable state by information management means (e.g., information management unit 202 in FIG. 5). In other words, because the information fixed to the medium is acquired before the medium is shredded and managed in a restorable state, it becomes possible to prevent the loss of information.

[0069] Moreover, the information acquisition means (for example, the information acquisition unit 201 in FIG. 5) acquires the information as image information. As a result, the information fixed to the medium (for example, medium P in FIG. 3) is acquired as image information, which makes it possible to prevent information tampering. In other words, the reliability of the information can be improved.

[0070] Also, a providing means (for example, the information reading unit 203 in FIG. 5) for restoring and providing the information; Further provided are: As a result, the providing means (for example, the information reading unit 203 in FIG. 5) restores and provides the information fixed on the medium (for example, the medium P in FIG. 3). That is, it becomes possible to restore the information fixed on the medium that has been inserted into the shredder. [Explanation of symbols]

[0071] 1. Shredder, 2. Server, 3. Supervisor terminal, 201. Information acquisition unit, 202. Information management unit, 203. Information reading unit, 204. Display control unit

Claims

[Claim 1] A shredder system including a first information processing device under the supervision of an information administrator, a second information processing device operated by the administrator, a shredder for shredding media on which the information is fixed, and a scanner device, the scanner device reads information fixed to the medium at a predetermined timing before the medium is shredded by the shredder; The first information processing device an information acquisition unit that acquires the information read by the scanner device; an information management means for storing and managing the acquired information in a storage unit in association with metadata; an information reading means for receiving a read instruction using the metadata as a keyword from the second information processing device and reading the corresponding information from the storage unit; a display control means for controlling the second information processing device to display the read information; Equipped with the second information processing device transmits to the first information processing device an instruction to read the information using the metadata as a keyword based on an operation by the administrator, and acquires the information provided from the first information processing device and displays it on a display unit; Shredder system.

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