Method for providing document traceability
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1. A method for tracing a document, said document having indicia that is integral to said document, said indicia including a history of prior usage of said document, comprising:
- capturing user information relating to a current processing of said document; and
updating said indicia by appending at least a portion of said user information to said usage history.
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A method for providing document traceability includes providing a document having an integral data storage mechanism containing prior document usage information; providing current user information relating to current processing of the document; and appending the current user information to the prior document usage information in the integral data storage mechanism of the document.
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1. A method for tracing a document, said document having indicia that is integral to said document, said indicia including a history of prior usage of said document, comprising:
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capturing user information relating to a current processing of said document; and
updating said indicia by appending at least a portion of said user information to said usage history. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for of tracing a document that has an integral data storage mechanism that contains information about prior document usage, said method comprising:
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capturing current user information relating to a current processing of said document; and
appending said current user information to said prior document usage information in said integral data storage mechanism of said document. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for using an imaging apparatus to trace a document, said document having a first indicia representative of prior usage of said document, said method comprising:
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receiving, at said imaging apparatus, data associated with a user;
appending data representative of said user to said first indicia to create a second indicia;
duplicating at least a portion of said document; and
associating said second indicia with said duplicated portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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