Patent ID: 7831195

Claim:
A system for administering a computer and paper-based test comprising: a multifunction peripheral device comprising an integrated printer and scanner contained in a same housing as the multifunctional peripheral device, wherein the multifunction peripheral device is remotely connected to a host over a network, and wherein the multifunction peripheral device is configured to: scan an identification of a test taker; transmit the scanned identification to the host; receive a registration code from the host in response to transmitting the scanned identification, wherein the registration code identifies the test taker and a test; select the test corresponding to the registration code; print out the test including questions on paper; scan a modified version of the printed test including both the questions and answers to the questions; detect if the modified version includes constructed responses, wherein the scanned copy of the modified version of the printed test is automatically sent to a central testing facility for human evaluation if the answers comprise the constructed responses, else automatically evaluate the scanned modified version of the printed test; automatically store the modified version of the printed test in a locked compartment of the multifunction peripheral device, wherein the modified version of the paper test is stored in the locked compartment multifunction peripheral device after the modified version of the paper test is scanned; transmit the scanned copy of the modified test to the host; receive a result of an evaluation of the modified test from the host; verify the result of the evaluation is accurate, wherein verifying an accuracy of the result of the evaluation is based in part on a comparison of a data size of the scanned modified test to determine image quality; and responsive to verifying the result of the evaluation is accurate, destroy the modified version of the paper test.