Patent ID: 6704118
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: G06Q,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for providing unconscious capture archiving of documents in an automated office environment in which electronic documents are transferred over a network coupling at least one input device and at least one document management workstation having at least one database disposed to receive electronic copies of said documents for archiving, the method comprising:receiving an electronic document image data being transmitted over the network in response to a document being scanned by said at least one input device in response to a single user input command; determining at least one meta data index, wherein the at least one meta data index comprises information related to the transmission of the electronic document image data over the network; and causing the electronic image data to be stored in the at least one database along with said meta data index to perform the unconscious capture archiving, wherein the aforementioned steps are carried out without further input from the user notwithstanding the single user input command, and the aforementioned steps capture electronic document images of documents scanned and transferred over the network, wherein the at least one meta data index is usable to retrieve the stored electronic image data from the at least one database.