Method, network device, and systems for requesting, scanning, and receiving a document as an image file via a cloud
US8976400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0075
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device including a controller, a transmitter and a receiver. The controller is configured to generate a first request that initiates, via a cloud, scanning of a document via a scanner. The cloud includes a service device, and a document device that is separate from the document device. The transmitter is configured to, prior to the scanner scanning the document, transmit the first request from the network device to the service device. The receiver is configured to, based on the first request received at the service device and subsequent to the scanner scanning the document, receive an image file transmitted from the document device to the network device without prior transmission of the image file from the document device to the service device. The image file includes an image of the document.
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