System and method for electronically delivering documents
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1. A system for electronically delivering documents, said system comprising:
- a document system, said document system producing document information for printing documents;
a print management system, wherein said print management system accepts document data and document print requests from said document system, and further wherein said print management system determines whether a requested document is designated for electronic delivery or non-electronic delivery;
a recipient database, wherein said recipient database stores recipient information;
a print system, wherein said print system is configured to receive and print documents designated for non-electronic delivery; and
an email system, said email system configured to accept and process document data for creating and delivering documents electronically.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for reliable and customer-friendly delivery of documents. One method of the present invention include the steps of: producing document data for printing documents; accepting requests to print selected documents; determining whether a selected document is accepted for electronic delivery or for non-electronic delivery; printing documents accepted for non-electronic delivery; and electronically delivering documents accepted for electronic delivery.
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1. A system for electronically delivering documents, said system comprising:
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a document system, said document system producing document information for printing documents;
a print management system, wherein said print management system accepts document data and document print requests from said document system, and further wherein said print management system determines whether a requested document is designated for electronic delivery or non-electronic delivery;
a recipient database, wherein said recipient database stores recipient information;
a print system, wherein said print system is configured to receive and print documents designated for non-electronic delivery; and
an email system, said email system configured to accept and process document data for creating and delivering documents electronically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for electronically delivering documents, said method comprising the steps of:
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producing document data for printing documents;
accepting requests to print selected documents;
determining whether a selected document is accepted for electronic delivery or for non-electronic delivery;
printing documents accepted for non-electronic delivery; and
electronically delivering documents accepted for electronic delivery. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for electronically delivering documents, said method comprising the steps of:
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producing document data for printing documents;
accepting requests to print selected documents;
determining whether a selected document is accepted for electronic delivery or for non-electronic delivery;
printing documents accepted for non-electronic delivery;
storing documents and document data for documents accepted for electronic delivery;
providing Internet access to the documents and document data accepted for electronic delivery; and
providing notice regarding the status and availability of said stored documents and document data to intended document recipients. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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