Document search system
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1. A document search system comprising:
- an input device configured to derive an electronic source document from an original hardcopy document;
a processor configured to generate an electronic search report based on search criteria defined in relation to the electronic source document; and
an output device configured to automatically present the electronic search report.
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Abstract
A document search system including an input device configured to derive an electronic source document from an original hardcopy document, a processor configured to generate an electronic search report based on search criteria defined in relation to the electronic source document, and an output device configured to automatically present the electronic search report.
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1. A document search system comprising:
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an input device configured to derive an electronic source document from an original hardcopy document;
a processor configured to generate an electronic search report based on search criteria defined in relation to the electronic source document; and
an output device configured to automatically present the electronic search report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multi-functional device comprising:
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a scanner configured to scan an original hardcopy document, thereby creating an electronic image file;
a processor configured to convert the electronic image file to a searchable text file, and thereafter, to generate an electronic search report based on user-defined search criteria; and
a printer configured to produce a hardcopy search report upon generating the electronic search report. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 36)
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21. A method of searching a document comprising:
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receiving an electronic source document derived from an original hardcopy document;
applying search criteria to the electronic source document;
generating an electronic search report based on the applied search criteria; and
presenting the electronic search report. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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37. A hardcopy document searching method comprising:
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scanning an original hardcopy document to create an image file;
automatically converting the image file to a searchable text file;
automatically applying user-defined search criteria to the searchable text file;
automatically generating an electronic search report based on the applied user-defined search criteria; and
automatically printing a hardcopy search report derived from the electronic search report. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A multi-functional device comprising:
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means for converting an original hardcopy document into an electronic source document;
means for automatically searching the electronic source document based on search criteria to generate an electronic search report; and
means for automatically presenting the electronic search report.
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45. A program storage device readable by a machine, the storage device tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a hardcopy document searching method, the method comprising:
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deriving an electronic source document from an original hardcopy document;
automatically searching the electronic source document based on user-defined search criteria to generate an electronic search report; and
automatically presenting the electronic search report to a user.
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