System for providing document services using a coupon with a coupon scanning device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06Q-030/02
G06Q-020/34
G07F-007/02
G07F-017/00
출원번호
US-0425471
(2003-04-28)
등록번호
US-9123047
(2015-09-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Wilkie, Robert B.
출원인 / 주소
Xerox Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Gibb & Riley, LLC
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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, c
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.
대표청구항▼
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
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; anda 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. 2. The system of claim 1, said coupon redeeming and document services apparatus establishing that all document services to which said user is entitled have not previously been used. 3. The system of claim 1, said coupon redeeming and document services apparatus scanning and decoding said machine-readable indicium and providing said at least one document service comprising a multifunction device. 4. The system of claim 3, said multi-function device communicating with a server. 5. The system of claim 1, said coupon dispensing apparatus delivering a digital representation of said coupon to said user, for dispensing by said user. 6. The system of claim 5, said coupon dispensing apparatus being delivered via a network. 7. The system of claim 5, said coupon dispensing apparatus being delivered via a wireless network. 8. 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, 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 said coupon further bearing human readable information including account identity information and user identity information; anda coupon redeeming and document services apparatus scanning and decoding said machine-readable indicium to determine and providing said at least one document service to said user, said coupon redeeming and document services apparatus transmitting a coupon-identifying and services-provided message to said coupon dispensing apparatus by a communication pathway, said coupon identifying and services-provided message both authenticating said coupon and identifying said at least one document service that is provided to said user; said coupon dispensing apparatus receiving said coupon-identifying and services-provided message, and updating status information, associated with said document services request, stored in said coupon database. 9. The system of claim 8, said coupon redeeming and document services apparatus establishing that all document services to which said user is entitled have not previously been used. 10. The system of claim 8, said coupon redeeming and document services apparatus scanning and decoding said machine-readable indicium and providing said at least one document service comprising a multifunction device. 11. The system of claim 10, said coupon dispensing apparatus delivering a digital representation of said coupon to said user, and for dispensing by said user. 12. A computer-implemented method for providing at least one document service to a user, comprising: receiving, by a computer-implemented coupon dispensing apparatus, a document services request from a user;storing, by said computer-implemented coupon dispensing apparatus, said document services request in a coupon database;encoding, by said computer-implemented coupon dispensing apparatus, said document service request;forming, by said computer-implemented coupon dispensing apparatus, a coupon message based on said document service request;receiving, by said computer-implemented coupon dispensing apparatus, said coupon message;printing, by said computer-implemented coupon dispensing apparatus, a coupon based on said coupon message;dispensing, by said computer-implemented coupon dispensing apparatus, 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;scanning and decoding, by a computer-implemented coupon redeeming and document services apparatus, said machine-readable indicium borne by said coupon to determine and provide said at least one document service to said user;transmitting, by said computer-implemented coupon redeeming and document services apparatus, a coupon-identifying and services-provided message to said coupon dispensing apparatus by a communication pathway, said coupon identifying and services-provided message both authenticating said coupon and identifying said at least one document service that is provided to said user; andreceiving, by said computer-implemented coupon dispensing apparatus, said coupon-identifying and services-provided message, and updating status information, associated with said document services request, stored in said coupon database. 13. The method of claim 12, said dispensing includes marking said coupon to include a human readable information including a description of said at least one document service to which said user is entitled. 14. The method of claim 12, said coupon establishing that all document services to which said user is entitled have not previously been used. 15. 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, 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 describing permitted document services and specific document service features to which said user of said coupon is entitled, said specific document service features including a time period during which said user may use said permitted document services; anda coupon redeeming and document services apparatus scanning and decoding said machine-readable indicium to determine and providing said at least one document service to said user, said coupon redeeming and document services apparatus transmitting a coupon-identifying and services-provided message to said coupon dispensing apparatus by a communication pathway, said coupon identifying and services-provided message both authenticating said coupon and identifying said at least one document service that is provided to said user; said coupon dispensing apparatus receiving said coupon-identifying and services-provided message, and updating status information, associated with said document services request, stored in said coupon database. 16. The system of claim 15, said specific document service features including a time at which said coupon becomes valid. 17. The system of claim 16, said specific document service features including a time at which said coupon expires. 18. The system of claim 15, said coupon redeeming and document services apparatus establishing that all document services to which said user is entitled have not previously been used. 19. The system of claim 18, said coupon redeeming and document services apparatus scanning and decoding said machine-readable indicium and providing said at least one document service comprising a multifunction device.
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