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US 6,980,332 B2Granted
System and method of automated scan workflow assignment
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorSteven J. Simske
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Abstract
A system and method that provided for preview scanning a document and generating a preview scan image, determining a document type based on the preview scan image, mapping the document type to a predetermined workflow, scanning the document to capture an image of the document, and executing the workflow.
Claims23
A method comprising:
- preview scanning a document and generating a preview scan image;
- determining a document type based on the preview scan image;
- mapping the document type to a predetermined workflow for post-scan processing;
- scanning the document to capture an image of the document;
- and
- executing the workflow.
3 more elements
A system comprising:
- a digital image capture device operable to capture images;
- a scanning module operable to preview scan a document and generate a preview scan image;
- and
- an automated scan workflow module operable to determine a document type based on the preview scan image, map the document type to a predetermined workflow for post-scan processing, and executing the workflow.
1 more element
A scanner, comprising:
- a scanning module operable to preview scan a document and generate a preview scan image;
- and
- an automated scan workflow module operable to determine a document type based on the preview scan image, map the document type to a predetermined workflow for post-scan processing, and executing the workflow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.