Methods and systems for automatically transferring scanned documents from multi-function devices to personal devices

A multi-function device for direct transferring a scanned document to a personal device of a user, the multi-function device comprising:

• a scanner for generating a scanned document corresponding to a document received for scanning;
• a code generator for generating a pre-defined code corresponding to the scanned document;
• a user interface for:
• displaying the pre-defined code to the user;
• and
• displaying an option to share the pre-defined code with one or more other users;
• and
• a controller for:
• receiving a request to scan the displayed pre-defined code via the personal device of the user;
• and
• upon successful scanning of the pre-defined code, automatically transferring the scanned document to the personal device of the user.

A system, comprising:

• a multi-function device having one or more components for:
• receiving a document for scanning from a user;
• scanning the received document to generate a scanned document;
• upon completion of the scanning, generating a pre-defined code corresponding to the scanned document;
• displaying the pre-defined code on a user interface of the multi-function device;
• receiving a request to scan the displayed pre-defined code via a personal device of the user;
• upon successful scanning of the pre-defined code, automatically transferring the scanned document from the multi-function device to the personal device of the user;
• and
• displaying an option to share the pre-defined code with one or more other users on the user interface of the multi-function device;
• and
• a personal device communicatively coupled to the multi-function device using the pre-defined code, the personal device having one or more components for:
• sending the request to scan the pre-defined code displayed on the user interface of the multi-function device;
• and
• upon successful scanning of the pre-defined code, automatically downloading the scanned document on the personal device of the user.