US 2004/0073613 A1 · System and method for automatic digital document processing

Abstract

In a network of connected nodes, a system and method are provided for automatic digital document processing. The method comprises: embedding a processing profile with a digital document; and, processing the digital document in response to the embedded processing profile. Typically, embedding the processing profile includes generating a packet having a metadata section with the processing profile and a data section with the digital document. Then, processing the digital document includes a current node extracting current node process and routing instructions. In some aspects of the method, processing the digital document includes the current (first) node determining a next (second) network-connected node from the node routing instructions. Then, the method further comprises: sending the metadata section packet from the current (first) node to the next (second) node; and, receiving the packet at the current (second) node; and, processing the digital document at the current (second) node.

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Dependent claims

In a network of connected nodes, a method for automatic digital document processing, the method comprising:

embedding a processing profile with a digital document;
and,
processing the digital document in response to the embedded processing profile.

In a network of connected devices, a system for automatic digital document processing, the system comprising:

a first device including:
a metadata processor having a network-connected input to accept a processing profile embedded with a digital document and an output to supply the digital document and a processing profile;
a document processor having an input connected to the metadata processor output, and an output to supply a processed digital document in response to the processing profile;
and,
wherein the metadata processor accepts the processed digital document from the document processor, reassembles the packet with the processed digital document and sends the packet to a second network-connected device in response to the routing instructions;
at least a second device including:
a metadata processor having a network-connected input to accept a processing profile embedded with a digital document from the first device and an output to supply the digital document and a processing profile;
a document processor having an input connected to the metadata processor output, and an output to supply a processed digital document in response to the processing profile.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/253,112Filed 23 Sep 2002

Published

15 Apr 2004

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

H04N 1/32128
Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title: attached to the image data, e.g. file…
H04L 67/63
Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and…: routing…
H04N 2201/3242
Of data relating to an image, a page or a document: of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording
H04N 2201/3278
Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title: transmission

System and method for automatic digital document processing

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System and method for automatic digital document processing

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