Method for specifying delivery information for electronic documents
US6684368B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99955
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphical user interface that presents document destinations in terms of recipient objects readily familiar to the user is provided by the present invention. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for specifying delivery information for electronic documents can include the step of displaying a plurality of potential recipients to a user. Responsive to input from the user, the method can select at least one potential recipient from the plurality of potential recipients to form a plurality of selected recipients. The method then performs a scanning operation of a document to form an electronic copy of the document. The electronic copy of the document can be transmitted to the plurality of selected recipients. A step of incorporating the electronic copy of the document into a database belonging to each of the plurality of selected recipients is also included in the method.
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