Patent ID: 8064089

Claim:
A system for automatically indexing printed documents comprising, in combination: a database for maintaining indexing data indicative of the identity and location of said documents; a processor interfacing with said database, said processor creating a document file containing both a printable content and an RFID taggable content; a printing device for printing said documents including: a controller and a first RFID tag writer, wherein said controller directs said printable content to said printing device and said taggable content to said first RFID tag writer; an RFID tag attached to at least one of said documents; an RFID tag reader, located external to the printing device, for selectively addressing and reading said RFID tag; a second RFID tag writer, located external to the printing device, for selectively addressing and changing said indexing data stored in said RFID tag, said RFID tag reader and said second RFID tag writer embedded in a storage unit for said documents; and a separate RFID tag attached to a file folder to identify the file folder, where the taggable content is indicative of the identity and location of the document when placed inside the file folder, wherein said processor is configured to verify correct placement of the document in the file folder.