Apparatus and method for document counting and reporting

Details Apparatus and method for document counting and reporting Apparatus and method for document counting and reporting

2011-05-17

2011-05-17

Tieu, Benny Q (Department: 2625)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

Detail of image placement or content

C358S474000, C382S305000, C399S043000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07944579

ABSTRACT:
A method and a multi-function machine are provided for scanning and counting documents, generating a summary report thereof, and dispatching the summary report to at least one destination. The summary report contains a count of the number of documents scanned or, additionally or alternatively, the number of document sides which contain an image; thumbnail representations of at least one of the scanned pages; and/or metadata. In particular, the multi-function machine includes a scanning assembly; a counting and reporting module configured to count documents scanned by the scanning assembly and to format a report corresponding to the scanned and counted documents, said counting and reporting module further configured to process said report for printing by a printing assembly, for saving to a storage device, and/or for transmitting to a network device or a facsimile device; and at least one processor configured to sense, in accordance with user input, the completion of a document scanning procedure by the scanning assembly, and after the completion of the document counting and scanning procedure, to automatically dispatch said report to recipients in accordance with user selections.

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