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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Docsolid Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Steven W. Irons, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David R. Guilbault, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Eric R. Lynn, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Simon Okunev, Millburn, NJ (US);
Ian M. Miller, Summit, NJ (US);
DocSolid LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A printed document manager manages printed documents associated with respective electronic documents. When a document is printed, a graphical symbol referred to as a 'postmark' is generated and inserted into the print stream so the postmark is printed on the hard copy of the document. The printed document is logged in a printed document store along with metadata associated with the printed document. The postmark on the printed document can be used for one or more purposes, such as to determine whether the printed document is current, to locate the corresponding print image in the printed document store, to locate the corresponding electronic document in the document management system, to automatically file a hand-notated version of the printed document, and to determine whether the printed document can be shredded after use. The printed document manager thus provides a way to effectively manage printed documents.