Document handling system and method
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1. A document handling system for indexing information related to a person, comprising:
- a database source storing personal information corresponding to the person;
a document database storing electronic information corresponding to a document containing at least human readable information;
a code generator module adapted to generate a machine-readable image code at least based on said personal information from said database source;
an output engine module adapted to output said document with said image code; and
a document indexing module adapted to read said image code, and index said document according to said personal information provided in said image code.
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Abstract
A document handling system and method of extracting information needed for record scanning and indexing from a database containing personal information pertaining to a person, such as a patient, at the time that a document is printed, and printing that information on the document as a machine-readable code image to facilitate later document preparation, scanning and indexing processing is disclosed.
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1. A document handling system for indexing information related to a person, comprising:
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a database source storing personal information corresponding to the person;
a document database storing electronic information corresponding to a document containing at least human readable information;
a code generator module adapted to generate a machine-readable image code at least based on said personal information from said database source;
an output engine module adapted to output said document with said image code; and
a document indexing module adapted to read said image code, and index said document according to said personal information provided in said image code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computerized method for automatically indexing a document to a person, said method comprising:
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electronically retrieving from a database source information corresponding to the person by using a personal information request module;
electronically providing electronic information corresponding to a document containing at least human readable information by using a document database;
generating a machine-readable image code at least based on personal information received from said database source by using a code generator module; and
outputting said document with said image code by using an output engine module. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer program product comprising computer program code recorded on a machine readable recording medium, the program code including instructions for implementing:
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a personal information request module adapted to electronically request and retrieve from a database source information corresponding to a person;
a document database adapted to electronically provide electronic information corresponding to a document containing at least human readable information;
a code generator module adapted to generate a machine-readable image code at least based on personal information received from said database source; and
an output engine module adapted to output said document with said image code.
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