Abstract: Aspects of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for providing document management through the use of an imaging device. Some aspects relate to transmission and receipt of imaging device user interface menu content from a remote computing device to an imaging device and document management functions performed on documents received through the imaging device. In some embodiments, document management functions are provided through a remote computing device in communication with an imaging device.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to management and modification of documents stored on a remote computing device via a user interface on a local imaging device. Some aspects relate to the use of user input at an imaging device to modify document content. User input at the imaging device may include identification of a user characteristic and selection of a document stored on the remote computing device. After modification, the document may be sent to the imaging device or another destination.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and devices for interacting with a remote computing device from an imaging device. These aspects may comprise remote computing devices configured to communicate with imaging devices, imaging devices configured to communicate with remote computing devices and systems comprising various combinations of remote computing devices in communication with imaging devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized access to information temporarily stored in memory, such as a hard disk drive, associated with a digital document processor, such as a digital copier, printer, or facsimile machine. This invention includes storing information to memory, conducting an operation on the information, and automatically overwriting the information one or more times with a bit mask. Bit masks may be non-random or random sequences of binary values.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and devices for translating documents through the use of an imaging device. Some aspects relate to the receipt of a document at an imaging device, in some cases in conjunction with language selection parameters, and the transmission of that document and any accompanying language parameters to a remote computing device at which the document is translated and then sent to a destination.

Abstract: Structure and methodology for creating a content-informative audit trail derived from text, vector information and imagery, and taking the form of a reduced-size data extraction from a document-job data-stream, such as a data-stream which exists in the context of a document printing, copying, scanning, e-mailing, and faxing job, etc. Selected, reduced-content components of a subject document data-stream are extracted according to various extraction approaches, and extracted information is stored in a appropriate storage site for later review to give an indication of just what printing, scanning, copying, etc activity has taken place with respect to different identified documents.

Abstract: An effective method for securing the release of the transmission, rendering, and outputting of an imaging/print job at an imaging device, for imaging/print jobs that originate in traditional print/spooling subsystems include the following steps. A print job header is associated with an imaging/print job to form a headed imaging/print job. A secured release input (that may be input at a secured release input apparatus of the client host device) is associated with the print job header by including a secured release indicative command/code in the print job header. The headed imaging/print job is divided into data packets. Initial data packet(s) are transmitted to the imaging device. It is determined whether the secured release indicative command/code is present in the initial data packet(s). Acceptance of subsequent data packets of the headed imaging/print job are prevented if the secured release indicative command/code is present in the initial data packet(s).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for providing external accounting functions for a peripheral device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for imaging device dynamic document creation and organization.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for obtaining location and mapping data from a remote computing device at an imaging device user interface. Some embodiments comprise remote computing devices configured to communicate with imaging devices, imaging devices configured to communicate with remote computing devices and systems comprising various combinations of remote computing devices in communication with imaging devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for modifying and managing documents from an input device on an imaging device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for interacting with a remote computing device from an imaging device. These embodiments comprise remote computing devices configured to communicate with imaging devices, imaging devices configured to communicate with remote computing devices and systems comprising various combinations of remote computing devices in communication with imaging devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for translating documents through the use of an imaging device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for providing document management through the use of an imaging device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized access to information temporarily stored in memory, such as a hard disk drive, associated with a digital document processor, such as a digital copier, printer, or facsimile machine. This invention includes storing information to memory, conducting an operation on the information, and automatically overwriting the information one or more times with a bit mask. Bit masks may be non-random or random sequences of binary values.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for print job fingerprinting in a print job generation system. The method comprises: at a print job generation system, accepting an electronically formatted document with print instructions; accepting fingerprint information; generating a fingerprint image from the fingerprint information; supplying a fingerprinted print job; and, generating a raster image of the fingerprinted print job. For example, the fingerprinted print job may be sent, via a print subsystem, to a printer that creates a raster image of the fingerprinted print job and generates a copy of the document, with the fingerprint image. The fingerprinted print job is generated in a format such as a journaled print job, page description language (PDL), machine-dependent raster image data, or machine independent bitmap data. The image can be a marking such as a barcode, alpha-numeric text, watermark, font set, or steganographic image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for proofing a scan job. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a plurality of pages have been scanned using a scanner adapted for printing. A proof sheet is printed by the scanner. The proof sheet contains a selected sub-set of the information contained within the scan job. A user inspects the proof sheet and elects, based on the inspection, whether to accept the scan job or not. Where the result of said step of electing is to accept the scan job, the scan job is thereafter sent, preferably by being forwarded to a network. Preferably the scan job is stored in a memory and, where the user elects not to accept the scan job, the stored scan job is modified according to user instruction prior to being sent.

Abstract: A method for securing an imaging job is disclosed. An access control function relating to a document is performed. An auditing function relating to the document is also performed. An imaging job from the document is then generated. Content of the imaging job is encrypted such that a downstream non-content dependent process will still properly process the imaging job. After encryption, a recipient decrypts the encrypted content. Non-destructible information is encoded into the imaging output. Residual data that relates to the imaging job is erased.

Abstract: A method for obscuring, relative non-volatile media, by-product, spool-associated data files which are created in the context of cooperative interaction between a computing device and an imaging device in relation to the handling of a document job file, where such interaction and handling include job-file data transit activities conducted in a transit zone which is operatively interposed these devices. The method features (a) locating and identifying, within such a zone, each such by-product file at least at a point in time which lies in a time span that is beyond the end of that file's operative utility, and (b), before any destructive alteration takes place with respect to that file, and within such a time span, and following the locating and identifying steps, applying a random bit mask obscuring process to the file.

Abstract: A system and a method for encrypting print job data. Encryption takes place in the data-communication region within a print job system which lies between a source for print job data, and the ultimate recipient thereof. Preferably, encryption takes place in a location of data de-spooling, such as in the vicinity of a print processor, a spooler, a print assist, or a port manager.