SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DOCUMENTS BASED ON DOCUMENT IDENTIFIERS

• US 20050135850A1
• Filed: 12/22/2003
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: GOMBERT, Barry G.
• Granted Patent: US 7,555,530 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 399/341
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

Systems and methods provide documents based on collected document identifiers. A document production center receives a document identifier along with delivery address information, identifies a digital document based on the document identifier, makes an copy or prints a hard copy of the document, and delivers the copied or printed document to a delivery address based on the delivery address information.

Claims

1. A method for providing a copy of a document, comprising:

receiving on a first medium a document identifier, the document identifier provided on a second medium, the second medium different from the first medium;

identifying a stored document from among a plurality of stored documents based on the document identifier; and

copying the identified document.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving on the first medium an address identifier associated with the document identifier; and

delivering the copied document to an address indicated by the address identifier.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the address identifier is in a form of a printed code, and receiving the address identifier comprises scanning the address identifier from the printed code.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein scanning the address identifier comprises scanning the address identifier from an event registration badge.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the address identifier is in a form of a radio frequency identification, and receiving the address identifier comprises receiving the radio frequency identification.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

collecting the document identifier, prior to receiving the document identifier, based on a display of a copy of a printed or digital document,

wherein the copy of the printed or digital document is displayed on a third medium, the third medium different from the first and second media.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the document identifier comprises scanning or sensing the document identifier.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the document identifier is in a form of a data glyph contained on a business card, and receiving the document identifier comprises reading the data glyph from the business card.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the document identifier is in a form of a bar code, and receiving the document identifier comprises scanning the bar code.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the document identifier is in a form of an infrared data association, and receiving the document identifier comprises transferring the infrared data association from a portable device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the portable device is one of a personal data assistant, a cellular phone, a notebook computer, or a pocket personal computer.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the document identifier is in a form of a smart badge, and receiving the document identifier comprises sensing the document identifier from the smart badge.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the document identifier is in a form of a token, and receiving the document identifier comprises collecting the document identifier from the token.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the document identifier is in a form of radio frequency identification, and receiving the document identifier comprises receiving the radio frequency identification.

15. A system for providing a copy of a document, comprising:

a database storing document digital data sets;

a document identifier receiving circuit, routine or application that receives a document identifier;

a delivery information receiving circuit, routine or application that receives delivery information;

a document identifier matching circuit, routine or application that identifies a document digital data set from among the stored document digital data sets based on the document identifier; and

one or more of (a) an output device that outputs a copy of the identified document, and (b) a delivery address associating circuit, routine or application that associates the identified document digital data set to a delivery address based on the delivery information for delivering a copy of the identified document to the delivery address.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the document identifier is carried on a first medium that is distinct from a second medium on which the document identifier receiving circuit, routine or application is provided.

17. A method for providing a copy of a document, comprising:

making document digital data sets available to a distribution center, the distribution center adapted to copy at least one of the document digital data sets;

authorizing the distribution center to copy and distribute the at least one of the document digital data sets when presented with a document identifier that is uniquely associated with the at least one of the document digital data sets; and

providing the document identifier to a requester.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein providing the document identifier comprises providing the document identifier in a form of a data glyph contained in a business card.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein providing the document identifier comprises providing the document identifier in a form of a bar code, a smart badge, or a token.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein providing the document identifier comprises providing the document identifier in a form of an infrared data association.