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Printer image log system for document gathering and retention

US8339680B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 2009
Grant dateDec 25, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3277
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for document image acquisition and retrieval which find application in litigation for responding to discovery requests are disclosed. The method includes automatically acquiring image data and associated records for documents being processed by a plurality of image output devices within an organization and archiving the image data and associated records as image logs for the processed documents. When a request for document production is received by the organization, the image logs (and/or information extracted therefrom) are automatically filtered through at least one classifier trained to return documents responsive to the document request, and documents corresponding to the filtered out image logs are output. One of the filters may be configured for filtering privileged from non-privileged documents.

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