Patent ID: 7215434

Claim:
A method for automating processing of scan data files generated by a digital image scanner, comprising: selecting, at the scanner, a specific scan job type from a list of pre-defined scan job types, each scan job type having pre-specified properties; scanning one or more documents according to properties of said specific scan job type, thereby generating a file of scan data; automatically synthesizing the scan data file including the scan data generated during the scanning step and meta data relating to the properties of said specific scan job type, said metadata also including data for selecting a certain further processing of the scan data in an image server and data for directing said selected further processing of the scan data in the image server; transmitting the scan data file to the image server; automatically analyzing, upon reception of the scan data file in the image server, the scan data file as to the data contained therein; and automatically further processing the scan data file in the image server in a way specified by said meta data contained therein.