Patent ID: 7231594
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of online processing of electronic applications for admission to institutions, the applications requiring additional documents obtainable from third parties, comprising: transmitting over a computer network to an applicant an electronic application form to complete; receiving over the computer network from the applicant the electronic application form including information entered by the applicant; automatically generating a request bearing a machine readable code and human readable information, the human readable information specifying a document to be retrieved and associated with the electronic application form; automatically transmitting the request to a third party via facsimile; receiving from the third party as facsimile data both the document requested and the request; and automatically reading the facsimile data and determining from the machine readable code on the request the electronic application form with which to associate the document; and automatically associating the document with the electronic application form, the third party using only a facsimile transmission device to transmit the document and the machine readable code facilitating automatic matching of the document with the electronic application forms.