Document Tag Based Destination Prompting and Auto Routing for Document Management System Connectors
AssigneesToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsHongfeng Wei, William Su, Ajit Sodhi
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Abstract
Systems and methods for electronic document routing using a multifunction peripheral are disclosed. An electronic document including a document tag is accepted. A document tag is automatically identified using optical character recognition within the electronic document. The document tag is then displayed to the user. The electronic document is stored in a storage location for the electronic document previously associated with the document tag or in a user-input storage location in response to a prompt.
Claims20
A method for electronic document routing comprising:
- accepting an electronic document including a document tag into a multifunction peripheral;
- displaying the electronic document to a user on a display associated with the multifunction peripheral;
- accepting input identifying the location of the document tag within the electronic document;
- performing optical character recognition on the location to detect the document tag;
- accessing a database to obtain a predetermined one of a location to which to store electronic documents incorporating the document tag and an indicia that a user should be prompted for a location when the document tag is detected;
- and
- storing the electronic document in electronic storage based upon the location.
An apparatus, including a processor and associated memory, the apparatus including software for electronic document routing that when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
- accept an electronic document including a document tag into a multifunction peripheral;
- display the electronic document to a user on a display associated with the multifunction peripheral;
- accept input identifying the location of the document tag within the electronic document;
- perform optical character recognition on the location to detect the document tag;
- access a database to obtain a predetermined one of a location to which to store electronic documents incorporating the document tag and an indicia that a user should be prompted for a location when the document tag is detected;
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- store the electronic document in electronic storage based upon the location.
A multifunction peripheral system comprising a document tagging module for accepting an electronic document including a document tag, the document tagging module including:
- a tag recognition engine for identifying the document tag within the electronic document;
- a tag mapping engine for associating a location to which electronic documents including the document tag are to be stored with the document tag;
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- a tag storage engine for storing the electronic document in electronic storage based upon the location associated with the document tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.