System and method for posting a document

• US 6,981,018 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2001
• Issued: 12/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Kurtz, Barry D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Knight, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, THOMAS K
• Application Number:
  US09/757,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20020091759A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,813 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/202, 709/203, 709/232, 709/238, 709/239, 709/206, 709/219, 712/214, 712/220
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs

Abstract

An interactive delivery interface provides a user with frequently used delivery instructions for selection. Examples of delivery instructions include destinations, delivery methods, and delivery method specific options. The frequently used delivery instructions are gathered for a particular user. The frequently used delivery instructions are either gathered iteratively or concurrently. The frequently used delivery instructions are associated with the particular user. The interactive delivery interface is launched. The particular user is identified. The frequently used delivery instructions associated with the particular user are presented to the user for selection. Examples of presenting the frequently used delivery instructions include displaying favorite delivery instructions and displaying a list of frequently used delivery instructions. The document is posted according to selected frequently used delivery instructions.

Claims

1. A method for posting a document, the method comprising:

gathering frequently used delivery instructions for a particular user of a client;

associating the frequently used delivery instructions with the particular user;

launching an interactive delivery interface;

identifying the particular user;

presenting, for selection by the particular user, in the interactive delivery interface, the frequently used delivery instructions associated with the particular user;

communicating the document from the client to a server; and

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the server posting the document according to selected frequently used delivery instructions.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein gathering frequently used delivery instructions for the particular user includes iteratively gathering frequently used delivery instructions for the particular user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein presenting the frequently used delivery instructions includes displaying favorite delivery instructions.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein presenting the frequently used delivery instructions includes displaying a list of frequently used delivery instructions.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the delivery instructions include destinations.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the delivery instructions include delivery methods.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the delivery instructions include delivery method specific options.

8. A system for posting a document, the system comprising:

a client having a document;

a server configured to receive the document from the client;

a recorder configured to gather frequently used delivery instructions for a particular user of the client;

an index configured to associate the frequently used delivery instructions with the particular user;

an interface configured to present, for selection by the particular user, the frequently used delivery instructions associated with the particular user;

an initiator configured to launch the interface;

a detector configured to identify the particular user; and

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the server having a transmitter configured to post the document according to selected frequently used delivery instructions.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the recorder is further configured to iteratively gather frequently used delivery instructions for a particular user.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the interface is further configured to display favorite delivery instructions.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the interface is further configured to display a list of frequently used delivery instructions.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the delivery instructions include destinations.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the delivery instructions include delivery systems.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the delivery instructions include delivery system specific options.

15. A program storage device readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program, applet, or instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for posting a document, the method steps comprising:

gathering frequently used delivery instructions for a particular user of a client;

associating the frequently used delivery instructions with the particular user;

launching an interactive delivery interface;

identifying the particular user;

presenting, for selection by the particular user, in the interactive delivery interface, the frequently used delivery instructions associated with the particular user;

communicating the document from the client to a server; and

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the server posting the document according to selected frequently used delivery instructions.

16. The program storage device of claim 15 wherein the method step of presenting the frequently used delivery instructions includes displaying favorite delivery instructions.

17. The program storage device of claim 15 wherein the method step of presenting the frequently used delivery instructions includes displaying a list of frequently used delivery instructions.

18. The program storage device of claim 15 wherein the delivery instructions include destinations.

19. The program storage device of claim 15 wherein the delivery instructions include delivery methods.

20. program storage device of claim 15 wherein the delivery instructions include delivery method specific options.