Method for adding metadata to scanned documents
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsMary Ann Sprague, M. Armon Rahgozar, Peter M. Cucci
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Abstract
A method for creating a metadata field in a template, which includes receiving a template selection, receiving a selection of a new metadata field, receiving properties of a metadata field to be added to the template, storing the properties of the metadata field, and downloading the metadata field to a scanning device in response to a signal from the scanning device.
Claims21
A method for customizing a scanning device user interface, comprising:
- selecting a scanner user interface template to which to add a metadata field;
- creating a new metadata field;
- adding the metadata field to the user interface template;
- selecting attributes of the metadata field for which a user may later enter one or more values;
- and
- storing the metadata field such that the metadata field may be accessed from a user interface of a scanning device.
A method for adding a metadata field to a scanner user interface template, comprising:
- receiving a scanner user interface template selection;
- receiving a selection of a newly created metadata field to be added to the scanner user interface template selection;
- receiving properties of the newly created metadata field to be added to the template;
- and
- storing the properties of the newly created metadata field to be retrieved when the scanner user interface template is used such that the newly created metadata field may be downloaded to a scanning device in response to a signal from the scanning device.
A scanning device user interface method for scanning a document, comprising at a scanning device:
- selecting a template for scanning a document;
- selecting a metadata field associated with the template;
- entering information to be associated with the scanned document into the metadata field;
- and
- scanning the document.
A scanning device user interface method, comprising:
- receiving a template selection for scanning a document;
- receiving a metadata field selection;
- displaying a graphical interface;
- receiving a value for the metadata field;
- receiving a document to be scanned;
- and
- scanning the document.
A method for scanning a document, comprising:
- scanning a document;
- through a user interface, entering metadata to be stored with that document;
- and
- electronically storing the document and metadata.
A method for adding a metadata field to a scanner user interface template, comprising:
- receiving a scanner user interface template selection;
- receiving instructions to modify a metadata field of the scanner user interface template selection;
- receiving properties of the metadata field to be modified;
- and
- storing the properties of the modified metadata field to be retrieved when the scanner user interface template is used such that the metadata field may be downloaded to a scanning device in response to a signal from the scanning device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.