Document auto-routing using a digital transmitter cover sheet

• US 6,799,717 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2002
• Issued: 10/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Harris, Rodney C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Michael G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Seung H
• Application Number:
  US10/167,190
• Publication Number:
  US 20030226885A1
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/382, 235/317, 235/379, 235/435, 358/434, 358/438, 358/440, 358/444
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32112 in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet H04N1/32122 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3204 of data relating to a user, sender, addressee, machine or electronic recording medium H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3233 of authentication information, e.g. digital signature, watermark
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence

Abstract

This invention relates to digital transmitter cover sheets. Such systems of this type, generally, employ a cover sheet that authenticates the user of the digital transmitter, provides information regarding the auto-routing transmittal of the document to the desired recipient, and provides information regarding any post-processing of the document.

Claims

1. A method for using a digital transmitting device to authenticate a user, transmit a document, and carry-out post-processing instructions, comprising the steps of:

entering information on an actual user personalized cover sheet regarding a destination and post-processing instructions, if any, of a document to be transmitted by a digital transmitting device by scanning said prepared, user personalized cover sheet by said digital transmitting device and storing said scanned, prepared, user personalized cover sheet in a database;

scanning said cover sheet and said document by said digital transmitting device;

authenticating a user by said digital transmitting device, wherein said authentication step is further comprised of the step of, comparing said actual user personalized cover sheet with said stored user personalized cover sheet;

transmitting said document to a recipient; and

carrying out said post-processing instructions.

2. The method, as in claim 1, wherein said information entering step is further comprised of the step of:

preparing a user personalized cover sheet.

3. The method, as in claim 2, wherein said personalized cover sheet is further comprised of:

barcodes.

4. The method, as in claim 1, wherein said step of carrying out said post-processing instructions is further comprised of the step of:

forwarding said document to a Web site.

5. The method, as in claim 1, wherein said step of carrying out said post-processing instructions is further comprised of the step of:

forwarding said document to a server running an optical character recognition application.

6. A program storage medium readable by computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform the method steps for using a digital transmitting device to authenticate a user, transmit a document, and carry-out post-processing instructions, comprising the steps of:

entering information on an actual user personalized cover sheet regarding a destination and post-processing instructions, if any, of a document to be transmitted by a digital transmitting device by scanning said prepared, user personalized cover sheet by said digital transmitting device and storing said scanned, prepared, user personalized cover sheet in a database;

scanning said cover sheet and said document by said digital transmitting device;

authenticating a user by said digital transmitting device, wherein said authentication step is further comprised of the step of, comparing said actual user personalized cover sheet with said stored user personalized cover sheet;

transmitting said document to a recipient; and

carrying out said post-processing instructions.

7. The method, as in claim 6, wherein said information entering step is further comprised of the step of:

preparing a user personalized cover sheet.

8. The method, as in claim 7, wherein said personalized cover sheet is further comprised of:

barcodes.

9. The method, as in claim 6, wherein said step of carrying out said post-processing instructions is further comprised of the step of:

forwarding said document to a Web site or a server running an OCR or archival application.

10. The method, as in claim 6, wherein said step of carrying out said post-processing instructions is further comprised of the step of:

forwarding said document to a server running an optical character recognition application.