System and method of importing documents into a document management system
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1. A method of using a scanning device to import a document into a document management system, the method comprising:
- displaying at said scanning device a list of one or more available profiles, each of said profiles being associated with metadata;
receiving input indicative of a selection of one of said one or more profiles;
scanning said document to create a scanned document image;
associating said metadata of said selected profile to said scanned document image; and
importing said scanned document image and said associated metadata into said document management system.
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A system and method of importing a document into a document management system are presented. In an embodiment, the method comprises displaying at a scanning device a list of one or more available profiles, each of the profiles being associated with metadata; receiving input indicative of a selection of one of the profiles; scanning the document to create a scanned document image; associating the metadata of the selected profile to the scanned document image; and importing the scanned document image and the associated metadata into the document management system.
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1. A method of using a scanning device to import a document into a document management system, the method comprising:
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displaying at said scanning device a list of one or more available profiles, each of said profiles being associated with metadata;
receiving input indicative of a selection of one of said one or more profiles;
scanning said document to create a scanned document image;
associating said metadata of said selected profile to said scanned document image; and
importing said scanned document image and said associated metadata into said document management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A peripheral comprising:
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a display that shows a list of available profiles, each of said profiles having an identifier and being associated with metadata;
an interface that receives input indicative of a selected one of said displayed profiles;
a scanner that reads a document and generates a graphics image of said document; and
a communications interface that sends said graphics image and the metadata associated with said selected profile to a device separate from said peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A scanning system to convert a document into a graphic image and to import said graphic image into a document management system, said scanning system comprising:
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a peripheral that scans said document and converts said document to a graphic image, said peripheral configured to display one or more selectable profiles, each of said profiles being associated with metadata, and said peripheral additionally configured to transmit said graphic image and said associated metadata of a selected profile;
a data store in electronic communication with said peripheral device to receive and store said graphic image and said associated metadata; and
a document management system configured to access said data store. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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