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Systems and methods for providing electronic document services

  • US 8,775,565 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2004
  • Issued: 07/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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