Paper document satchels
View Patent ↗A paper document satchel is an ordinary piece of paper that functions as a fully functional document token repository by virtue of the data encoded in printed marks on the page. The paper document satchel provides a portable and functional way to transfer document, reference, owner, etc., information between computer systems.
1. A system for producing and processing a paper document, comprising:
a token generator that generates user-selectable tokens relating to at least one other document, the other document being an electronic document, for purposes of linking the other document;
an encoder that encodes the generated tokens;
a printer that prints the encoded tokens onto the paper document; and
a selector that allows a user to select one or more decoded tokens from a list of decoded tokens.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an electronic scanner that reads the encoded tokens.
3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a processor that recognizes the scanned tokens.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor retrieves an electronic document based on the recognized tokens.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the printer prints human-readable identifiers relating to the tokens printed on the paper document.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the encoder encodes information relating to the owner of the document.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the encoder encrypts the encoded tokens.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the token generator generates tokens containing authentication information.
9. A system for producing and processing a paper document, comprising:
token generating means for generating user-selectable tokens relating to at least one other document, the other document being an electronic document, for purposes of linking the other document;
encoding means for encoding the generated tokens;
printer means for printing the encoded tokens onto the paper document; and
a selector means for selecting from a list of decoded tokens one or more of the user-selectable tokens that have been decoded.
10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising an electronic scanning means for reading the encoded tokens.
11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising a processing means that recognizes the scanned tokens.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing means retrieves an electronic document based on the recognized tokens.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the printer means prints human-readable identifiers relating to the tokens printed on the paper document.
14. The system of claim 9 , further comprising storage means for storing generated tokens.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the encoding means encodes information relating to the owner of the document.
16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the encoding means encrypts the encoded tokens.
17. The system of claim 9 , wherein the generating means generates tokens containing authentication information.
18. A method for producing and processing a paper document, comprising:
generating user selectable tokens relating to at least one other document, the other document being an electronic document, for purposes of linking the other document;
encoding the generated tokens;
printing the encoded tokens onto the paper document; and
selecting one or more of the user-selectable tokens that have been decoded from a list of decoded tokens.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising electronically scanning the encoded tokens.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising recognizing the scanned tokens.
21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising retrieving an electronic document based on the recognized tokens.
22. The method of claim 18 , wherein the printing includes printing human-readable identifiers relating to the tokens printed on the paper document.
23. The method of claim 18 , further comprising storing the generated tokens.
24. The method of claim 18 , wherein encoding includes encoding information relating to the owner of the documents.
25. The method of claim 18 , further comprising encrypting the encoded tokens.
26. The method of claim 18 , wherein the generating includes generating tokens that contain authentication information.
27. A system for processing a paper document, comprising:
a scanner that reads embedded tokens in the paper document;
a segment token decoder that receives image data from the scanner and identifies and decodes the tokens in order to generate a list of decoded tokens; and
a token selector that allows a user to select which decoded tokens to access from the list of decoded tokens.