| 摘要 |
A computer-implemented method of operating a server computer serving a group of scanners connected to the server via a data network; wherein the scanners are registered in a database with a respective indication of reservation status. The method comprises receiving, at the server computer, a request for a scanning operation from a user's electronic device; wherein the request comprises a user identifier and a scanner identifier selecting a scanner as a selected scanner from among the group of scanners; granting a reservation of the selected scanner upon reception of the request for a scanning operation, comprising altering the reservation status in the database; wherein the reservation lapses unless the request is confirmed within a predefined time period; and receiving, from the selected scanner, a predefined user generated event. Upon reception of the predefined user generated event within the predefined time period: maintaining the reservation until a scanning operation is terminated or cancelled, and transmitting any electronic reproduction resulting from the selected scanning operation performed at the selected scanner to the user identified by the user identifier. Consequently, the electronic reproduction is delivered to the right user. |
