Patent ID: 7099023
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. In a network of imaging devices, a method for maintaining security over the imaging of documents, the method comprising: selecting a maintenance mode; accepting a paper medium document at an imaging device; performing a document imaging function selected from the group including copying, scanning, optical character recognition (COR) scanning, locally printing, remotely printing, storing the document as an electronic file, sending the scanned document as email, sending the scanned document to an IP address, sending the scanned document as an Internet fax, and sending the scanned document as a telephone facsimile; communicating the document imaging function to a security auditor; in response to the selected maintenance mode, maintaining a record of document imaging functions, including a record of documents received by the security auditor; and, from the record of document image functions, identifying security information accociated with a document.