Mobile scan method and system

摘要

A system and method are disclosed having different multi-functional devices that are in communication with a portable device such as a mobile phone, laptop or the like. A scanned document or image is received from one of the multi-functional devices as well as one or more destination addresses. The scanned document is communicated to a cloud computing server that generates at least one confirmation code or token in response and communicates the confirmation code to the portable device. Upon receiving the confirmation code at a second multi-functional device, the system prints a hardcopy of the scanned image.

主权项

1. A method of printing a copy of a scanned image and delivering the printed copy of the scanned image to a recipient using a web based network, the web based network operatively connecting a scanning device including a scanner user interface (UI), one or more servers, a printing device operatively independent of the scanning device and including a print device user interface, and a portable communication device, the portable communication device associated with a respective recipient, the method comprising:
a) scanning an image utilizing the scanning device and entering a recipient email address into the scanner user interface, the recipient email address associated with a desired recipient of the printed copy of the scanned image; b) the scanning device communicating the scanned image and recipient email address to the one or more servers; c) the one or more servers communicating a token to the recipient email address and the one or more servers not communicating the scanned image to the recipient email address; d) the recipient receiving an email on the portable communication device, the email including the token and not including the scanned image; e) the recipient entering the token into the printing device user interface associated with the printing device; f) the printing device communicating to the one or more servers the token; g) the one or more servers communicating the scanned image to the printing device; and h) the printing device printing the scanned image on a media substrate to deliver the printed copy of the scanned image to the recipient.