Paper based mailing and shipping user interface
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsArthur Parkos, Jean-Hiram Coffy, Jacques Hasbani
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing paper based user interfaces to machines are described. In one example, a business machine receives user input from a digital pen and paper system and determines if such input is authorized. In another example, a business machine processes a batch of prewritten user inputs from a digital pen and paper system when the digital pen is collocated operatively connected to the business machine.
Claims18
A method for processing digital paper based machine instructions from a user having a digital pen comprising:
- receiving digital paper based user input data;
- determining if the user can be authenticated;
- if the user is authenticated, obtaining a user profile;
- using the user profile to determine if the user has privileges required to process the digital paper based input date;
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- if the user has the privileges required to process the digital paper based input data, causing the machine to process the digital paper based input data.
A method for processing digital paper based machine instructions from a user having a digital pen comprising:
- receiving digital paper based user input data and storing it in a batch data file;
- determining if a batch processing condition is satisfied;
- if the batch processing condition is not satisfied, return to the step of receiving digital paper based user input data;
- if the batch processing condition is satisfied, causing the machine to process the batch data file.
A system for processing digital paper based input commands from a user for a machine comprising:
- a processor;
- memory connected to the processor, the memory storing a program for controlling the processor and storing user data;
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- the processor operative with the program operative for:
- receiving digital paper based user input commands;
- authenticating the user;
- and
- if the user is authenticated, causing the machine to process the digital paper based user input commands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.