Systems and methods for providing electronic document services
First Claim
1. An automated method for providing one or more document services for a document, comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device from a server, an indication that a document service is available and an indication of a status of the available document service;
activating a toolbar within a document preparation software application running on the computing device such that the toolbar and the document are visible at the same time;
configuring the toolbar by activating a selectable icon corresponding to the available document service in the toolbar and displaying the status of the available document service in the toolbar;
detecting selection of the selectable icon corresponding to the available document service; and
providing the document from the computing device to one or more service providers for performance of the available document service by the one or more service providers, wherein the one or more service providers are located remotely from the computing device.
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Abstract
A system facilitates the procurement of one or more document services for a document directly from a document preparation software application used to create the document. The system activates a graphical user interface within the document preparation software application, contacts a server to identify available document services, and configures the graphical user interface based on the available document services. The system detects selection of one of the available document services and provides the document from the document preparation software application to one or more service providers for performance of the selected document service.
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24 Claims
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1. An automated method for providing one or more document services for a document, comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device from a server, an indication that a document service is available and an indication of a status of the available document service; activating a toolbar within a document preparation software application running on the computing device such that the toolbar and the document are visible at the same time; configuring the toolbar by activating a selectable icon corresponding to the available document service in the toolbar and displaying the status of the available document service in the toolbar; detecting selection of the selectable icon corresponding to the available document service; and providing the document from the computing device to one or more service providers for performance of the available document service by the one or more service providers, wherein the one or more service providers are located remotely from the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for providing one or more document services for a document, the apparatus comprising:
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a first communication mechanism configured to receive, at the apparatus from a server, an indication that a document service is available and an indication of a status of the available document service; a processor configured to; activate a toolbar within a document preparation software application running on the apparatus such that the toolbar and the document are visible at the same time, and configure the toolbar with a selectable icon corresponding to the available document service; a detector configured to detect selection of the selectable icon corresponding to the available document service; and a second communication mechanism configured to provide the document from the apparatus to one or more service providers for performance of the available document service by the one or more service providers, wherein the one or more service providers are located remotely from the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing one or more document services for a document, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, at the system from a server, an indication that a document service is available and an indication of a status of the available document service; means for activating a toolbar within a document preparation software application running on the system such that the toolbar and the document are visible at the same time; means for configuring the toolbar by activating a selectable icon corresponding to the available document service in the toolbar and displaying the status of the available document service in the toolbar; means for detecting selection of the selectable icon corresponding to the available document service; and means for providing the document from the system to one or more service providers for performance of the available document service by the one or more service providers, wherein the one or more service providers are located remotely from the system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable storage device, comprising instructions for providing one or more document services for a document, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive, by a computing device from a server, an indication that a document service is available and an indication of a status of the available document service; instructions to activate a toolbar within a document preparation software application running on the computing device such that the toolbar and the document are visible at the same time; instructions to configure the toolbar by activating a selectable icon corresponding to the available document service in the toolbar and displaying the status of the available document service in the toolbar; instructions to detect selection of the selectable icon corresponding to the available document service; and instructions to provide the document from the computing device to one or more service providers for performance of the available document service by the one or more service providers, wherein the one or more service providers are located remotely from the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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