Patent ID: 8848213

Claim:
A method comprising: identifying multiple scan objects available to a user of the scanner, wherein each of the multiple scan objects includes selected acquisition parameters of the scanner and selected post-scan instructions utilized by a repository service, the selected post-scan instructions based at least in part on capabilities of the repository service and the selected acquisition parameters based at least in part on one or more capabilities of the scanner; receiving a user selection of a scan object from the multiple scan objects, wherein the selected scan object includes a unique identifier associated with the selected post-scan instructions and the selected acquisition parameters and a provided document to create an electronic document, wherein receiving the user selection of the scan object comprises receiving selected acquisition parameters and selected post-scan instructions for the electronic document; based on the user selected scan object, creating the electronic document utilizing the selected acquisition parameters and the selected post-scan instructions; processing the electronic document in accordance with the selected post-scan instructions from the scan object, wherein a scan job comprises the electronic document and the processing of the electronic document in accordance with the selected post-scan instructions, the selected post-scan instructions identify one or more post-scan operations to be performed by a selected repository service, and the selected repository service is selected from a plurality of repository services; sending both the post-scan instructions in the selected scan object and the electronic document to the selected repository service identified in the scan object; receiving, from the selected repository service, a status of the scan job; and presenting the status of the scan job to the user.