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System allowing data input device to request management server to assign a data input job to itself

  • US 7,308,472 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2003
  • Issued: 12/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A data input method for use in a system comprising a management server, a server storing information, and at least one data input device, wherein the management server, the server storing information, and the data input device are interconnected via a network, said data input method comprises the steps of:

  • receiving, at a management server, a request for executing a data input job from the server storing information and from the data input device a request for assigning a data input job to itself;

    at the management server, making a list of information to be digitized through data input, based on information held on said management server and input-specific information obtained from said requesting server storing information, and sending the list to said requesting data input device;

    according to a selection submitted from the data input device, establishing a communication path between the data input device and the server storing information that holds the selected information to be digitized;

    at the data input device, inputting the information to be digitized, obtained from the server storing information; and

    sending an input data to the server storing information.

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