System and method for obtaining an electronic document
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- displaying on a display of an image processing device a machine-readable code, wherein information encoded in the machine-readable code is usable by a mobile computing device to establish a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device;
receiving, at the image processing device from the mobile computing device, a communication establishing the communication session;
in response to the receiving the communication establishing the communication session, sending, from the image processing device to the mobile computing device, a communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of a physical document;
receiving, at the image processing device from the mobile computing device, a scan command during the communication session;
scanning, at the image processing device, the physical document in response to the scan command; and
sending, from the image processing device to the mobile computing device, an electronic document representing the scanned physical document during the communication session,wherein the receiving the communication establishing the communication session, the sending the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, the receiving the scan command, the scanning the physical document, and the sending the electronic document are performed over a period of time without requiring any user input operation for the entirety of the duration of the period from the receiving the communication establishing the communication session to the sending the electronic document.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and computer-readable storage media are provided. Some embodiments of the invention include an image processing device displaying on a display of the image processing device a machine-readable code, wherein information encoded in the machine-readable code is usable by a mobile computing device to establish a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device. In some embodiments, the mobile computing device reads the machine-readable code, obtains the information by decoding the machine-readable code, and establishes the communication session using the information. In some embodiments, during the communication session, the image processing device receives a scan command, scans a physical document in response to the scan command, and sends an electronic document representing the scanned physical document to the mobile computing device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying on a display of an image processing device a machine-readable code, wherein information encoded in the machine-readable code is usable by a mobile computing device to establish a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device; receiving, at the image processing device from the mobile computing device, a communication establishing the communication session; in response to the receiving the communication establishing the communication session, sending, from the image processing device to the mobile computing device, a communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of a physical document; receiving, at the image processing device from the mobile computing device, a scan command during the communication session; scanning, at the image processing device, the physical document in response to the scan command; and sending, from the image processing device to the mobile computing device, an electronic document representing the scanned physical document during the communication session, wherein the receiving the communication establishing the communication session, the sending the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, the receiving the scan command, the scanning the physical document, and the sending the electronic document are performed over a period of time without requiring any user input operation for the entirety of the duration of the period from the receiving the communication establishing the communication session to the sending the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an image processing device to perform operations comprising:
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displaying on a display of the image processing device a machine-readable code, wherein information encoded in the machine-readable code is usable by a mobile computing device to establish a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device; receiving, at the image processing device from the mobile computing device, a communication establishing the communication session; in response to the receiving the communication establishing the communication session, sending, from the image processing device to the mobile computing device, a communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of a physical document; receiving, at the image processing device from the mobile computing device, a scan command during the communication session; scanning, at the image processing device, the physical document in response to the scan command; and sending, from the image processing device to the mobile computing device, an electronic document representing the scanned physical document during the communication session, wherein the receiving the communication establishing the communication session, the sending the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, the receiving the scan command, the scanning the physical document, and the sending the electronic document are performed over a period of time without requiring any user input operation for the entirety of the duration of the period from the receiving the communication establishing the communication session to the sending the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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8. A method comprising:
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reading, at a mobile computing device, a machine-readable code associated with an image processing device; obtaining, at the mobile computing device, information encoded in the machine-readable code by decoding the machine-readable code; in response to the obtaining the information, establishing a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device using the information; during the communication session, receiving, at the mobile computing device from the image processing device, a communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of a physical document; in response to the receiving the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, sending, from the mobile computing device to the image processing device, a scan command; and during the communication session, receiving, at the mobile computing device from the image processing device, an electronic document representing the physical document the image processing device scanned in response to the scan command, wherein the establishing the communication session, the receiving the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, the sending the scan command, and the receiving the electronic document are performed over a period of time without requiring any user input operation for the entirety of the duration of the period from the establishing the communication session to the receiving the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 16)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause a mobile computing device to perform operations comprising:
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reading, at the mobile computing device, a machine-readable code associated with an image processing device; obtaining, at the mobile computing device, information encoded in the machine-readable code by decoding the machine-readable code; in response to the obtaining the information, establishing a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device using the information; during the communication session, receiving, at the mobile computing device from the image processing device, a communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of a physical document; in response to the receiving the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, sending, from the mobile computing device to the image processing device, a scan command; and during the communication session, receiving, at the mobile computing device from the image processing device, an electronic document representing the physical document the image processing device scanned in response to the scan command, wherein the establishing the communication session, the receiving the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, the sending the scan command, and the receiving the electronic document are performed over a period of time without requiring any user input operation for the entirety of the duration of the period from the establishing the communication session to the receiving the electronic document.
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13. An image processing device comprising:
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a display; one or more communication interfaces; a scanner unit; one or more memory devices storing instructions for execution by one or more processors; and the one or more processors, operable when executing the instructions to perform operations comprising; causing the display to display a machine-readable code, wherein information encoded in the machine-readable code is usable by a mobile computing device to establish a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device; receiving, at the image processing device from the mobile computing device, a communication establishing the communication session; in response to the receiving the communication establishing the communication session, sending, from the image processing device to the mobile computing device, a communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of a physical document; receiving, at the image processing device from the mobile computing device, a scan command during the communication session; causing the scanner unit to scan the physical document in response to the scan command; and sending, from the image processing device to the mobile computing device, an electronic document representing the scanned physical document during the communication session, wherein the receiving the communication establishing the communication session, the sending the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, the receiving the scan command, the causing the scanner unit to scan the physical document, and the sending the electronic document are performed over a period of time without requiring any user input operation for the entirety of the duration of the period from the receiving the communication establishing the communication session to the sending the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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14. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a reading unit; one or more communication interfaces; one or more memory devices storing instructions for execution by one or more processors; and the one or more processors, operable when executing the instructions to perform operations comprising; causing the reading unit to read a machine-readable code associated with an image processing device; obtaining, at the mobile computing device, information encoded in the machine-readable code by decoding the machine-readable code; in response to the obtaining the information, establishing a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device using the information; during the communication session, receiving, at the mobile computing device from the image processing device, a communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of a physical document; in response to the receiving the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, sending, from the mobile computing device to the image processing device, a scan command; and during the communication session, receiving, at the mobile computing device from the image processing device, an electronic document representing the physical document the image processing device scanned in response to the scan command, wherein the establishing the communication session, the receiving the communication indicating the image processing device is ready to perform scanning of the physical document, the sending the scan command, and the receiving the electronic document are performed over a period of time without requiring any user input operation for the entirety of the duration of the period from the establishing the communication session to the receiving the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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