System and method for managing documents with multiple applications

A method for managing documents, comprising the steps of:

• receiving an identification information at a document manager server from an image processing device;
• looking up said identification information in a registrar;
• if said identification information is in said registrar, transmitting a profile to said image processing device, wherein said profile includes information about an application connected to said document manager server;
• and
• if said identification information is not in said registrar;
• comparing a number of registered image processing devices with a predetermined number,
• if said number of registered image processing devices is less than said predetermined number, registering said image processing device and transmitting said profile to said image processing device, and
• if said number of registered image processing devices is equal to said predetermined number, transmitting a message to said image processing device, wherein said message indicates that said application is not available to said image processing device.

A system for managing documents, comprising:

• means for receiving an identification information at a document manager server from an image processing device;
• means for looking up a profile based on said identification information at said document manager server, wherein said profile includes information about an application connected to said document manager server via a network;
• and
• means for transmitting said profile from said document manager server to said image processing device.

A system for managing documents, comprising:

• means for receiving an identification information at a document manager server from an image processing device;
• means for looking up said identification information in a registrar;
• means for transmitting a profile to said image processing device if said identification information is in said registrar, wherein said profile includes information about an application connected to said document manager server;
• means for comparing a number of registered image processing devices with a predetermined number if said identification information is not in said registrar;
• means for registering said image processing device and transmitting said profile to said image processing device if said number of registered image processing devices is less than said predetermined number;
• and
• means for transmitting a message to said image processing device if said number of registered image processing devices is equal to said predetermined number, wherein said message indicates that said application is not available to said image processing device.