Patent ID: 7996490
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing documents, comprising: transmitting identification data from an image processing device to a server; retrieving, by the server, information corresponding to a plurality of network applications based on the identification data, the information including a file corresponding to at least one of the plurality of network applications; transmitting the information from the server to the image processing device only when a profile stored in the server corresponding to the identification data indicates that the image processing device is authorized to access the plurality of network applications; changing a functionality of the image processing device based on the received information by processing the file and changing the functionality of the image processing device based on the processing of the file; receiving job information at the server from the image processing device related to a document process by the image processing device; processing the job information at the server; and transmitting processed job information from the server to at least one of the plurality of network application connected to the server.