| 摘要 |
A system and method for providing access to and gaining access to document services using a printed coupon. The printed coupon contains one or more machine-readable symbols describing the document services to which a holder of the coupon is entitled. The document services include faxing, printing, copying, email, electronic file access, scan to email, scan to file and document services. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system for providing at least one document service to a user, comprising:
a coupon dispensing apparatus comprising:
a receiver receiving a document services request from said user, storing said document services request in a coupon database, encoding said document services request, and forming a coupon message based on said document services request, anda printer receiving said coupon message, printing a coupon based on said coupon message, and dispensing said coupon to said user;
said coupon bearing a machine-readable indicium that represents said at least one document service to which said user is entitled, and said at least one document service including any of printing, copying, faxing, scanning, electronic mail, electronic file access, scanning to email, scanning to file, and document processing; and a coupon redeeming and document services apparatus scanning and decoding said machine-readable indicium to determine and provide said at least one document service to said user;
said coupon dispensing apparatus receiving a coupon-identifying and services-provided message, and updating status information, associated with said document services request, stored in said coupon database. |
