Methods and apparatus for imaging documents
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1. A system for making images, comprising:
- a storage system; and
a scanner connected to the storage system and configured to substantially concurrently;
generate the images in an image format based on multiple documents;
store the images in the storage system; and
print copies of the images.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for imaging systems according to various aspects of the present invention provide a system for making physical copies of images and generating electronic images in an accessible format. The imaging system suitably includes a scanner and a control system. In one embodiment, the scanner makes copies of the documents or other images and substantially concurrently stores image data corresponding to images. The control system controls the scanning process and/or the handling of the generated images.
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1. A system for making images, comprising:
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a storage system; and
a scanner connected to the storage system and configured to substantially concurrently;
generate the images in an image format based on multiple documents;
store the images in the storage system; and
print copies of the images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of making images of documents, comprising:
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generating images in an image format based on multiple documents;
storing the images in a storage system; and
making a physical copy of the documents substantially concurrently with the generation of the electronic images of the documents. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An imaging system, comprising:
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a storage system;
a scanner configured to generate image data in an image format based on multiple documents; and
a control system connected to the scanner and configured to substantially concurrently store the electronic image data in the storage system and generate physical copies of the documents. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A computer system configured to:
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control a scanner to generate image data in an image format corresponding to a set of images;
control the scanner to make a physical copy of the images substantially concurrently with generating the image data; and
store the image data in a storage system. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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