US 2021/0176368 A1 · CLOUD-BASED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Abstract

Cloud-based document management systems are disclosed that provide a direct link between a scanner and cloud storage. In embodiments, a document management system provides a web scanning application that is executable in a web browser. The application can initiate a scan from a scanner in communication with the web browser that is transmitted directly to a remote cloud storage location and indexed by the document management system without requiring storing a copy of the document local to the web browser. Other embodiments allow printing from the web browser directly to the document management system and remote cloud storage. In another aspect, a receipt printer buffer is provided that can provide electronic receipts that may be directly uploaded to the cloud--based document management system.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium (CRM) containing instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

transmit, to a web browser on a client computer in data communication with a scanner and the apparatus, an interface that includes a scanning control;
transmit, to the web browser, a unique URL corresponding to a document storage location;
receive, from the client computer, a signal that the scanning control has been actuated;
transmit, to the web browser and in response to receipt of the signal, to start a scan of a document with the scanner;
receive, from the client computer via the unique URL, data of the scanned document from the scanner into the document storage location;
and
receive, from the client computer, a notification that a scan of a document with the scanner has completed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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