Patent ID: 8266208
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: associating an electronic document with an optically machine-readable symbol, the optically machine-readable symbol comprising data regarding the electronic document, and the optically machine-readable symbol associated with a human readable identifier indicating the optically machine-readable symbol is associated with an online community; uploading the electronic document to the online community, the uploading by a first member of the online community; sending information associated with the electronic document to a second member of the online community, the sending by way of a service provided by the online community, and the sending responsive to the second member scanning the optically machine-readable symbol on a copy of the electronic document found outside the online community; and sending information associated with the electronic document to a third member of the online community, the sending by way of a service provided by the online community, and the sending responsive to the third member scanning the optically machine-readable symbol on a copy of the electronic document found outside the online community.