Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
1997-09-26
2001-03-06
Alam, Hosain T. (Department: 2771)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06199073
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of document management systems; more particularly, the present invention relates to providing automatic archiving for computer systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Traditionally, document management required that vast amounts of documents be shipped to storage facilities only to necessitate retrieval when needed. The result was an inordinate and unnecessary expense of both time and money. Recently, however, the cost of storing an image of a sheet of paper on digital media has become less than the cost of printing and storing the sheet of paper itself. This development has been produced by the rapid development of storage system technology.
Managing conventional digital document storage systems may present several problems. Conventional document storage systems require that a user manually scan every document on a digital scanner in order to create an image of a document that may be archived in digital storage. Consequently, in order to archive a document, a scanner must be available to the potential user. Notwithstanding the availability of a scanner, a user must remember that a document needs to be scanned in order to create an archive. In addition, the scanning process may be time consuming if it is necessary to scan thousands of document pages. Therefore, an automatic digital document management system is desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A system and method for processing documents is described. The system and method provide for executing a command as part of the execution of an application program, where execution of the command causes the transfer of the document between a processing device in a computer system and a peripheral device. The present invention also provides for transferring the document data between the processing device and the peripheral device in response to the command. The present invention further provides for archiving the document data in a memory in the computer system in response to the command and transparently to the execution of the application program.
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Cullen John
Hull Jonathan J.
Peairs Mark
Suzuki Kiyoshi
Alam Hosain T.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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