Systems and methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity
Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide for a method for preserving and maintaining document integrity. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the contents of a document, or contents of a document layer may be encoded into a machine-readable form. In some embodiments, the encoded information may be represented using a 2-dimensional bar code. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the contents of the document are printed on one side of a page and the machine-readable code is printed on the other side of the page. In some embodiments, a printed document containing the machine-readable code may be scanned and digitized, and content extracted from the scanned data. In some embodiments, the machine-readable code printed on the document is used to recreate layer data from the printed document.
1. A method comprising:
selecting document layer data for encoding;
encoding the selected document layer data in machine-readable format to form associated machine-readable code; and
printing the contents of each page of the document on one side of the page and printing the associated machine-readable code on the other side of the page.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the associated machine-readable code comprises a two dimensional bar code.
3. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions, which when executed by a computer perform steps in a method for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the steps comprising:
selecting document layer data for encoding;
encoding the selected document layer data in a machine-readable format to form associated machine-readable code; and
printing the contents of each page of the document on one side of the page and printing the associated machine-readable code on the other side of the page.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the machine-readable code comprises a two dimensional bar code.
5. A computer readable memory containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform steps in a method for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the steps comprising:
selecting document layer data for encoding;
encoding the selected document layer data in a machine-readable format to form associated machine-readable code; and
printing the contents of each page of the document on one side of the page and printing the associated machine-readable code on the other side of the page.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the machine-readable code comprises a two dimensional bar code.
7. A computer processor executing instructions that perform steps in a method for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the steps comprising:
selecting document layer data for encoding;
encoding the selected document layer data in a machine-readable format to form associated machine-readable code; and
printing the contents of each page of the document on one side of the page and printing the associated machine-readable code on the other side of the page.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the machine-readable code comprises a two dimensional bar code.
9. A system for preserving and maintaining document integrity comprising:
selecting document layer data for encoding;
encoding the selected document layer data in a machine-readable format to form associated machine-readable code; and
printing the contents of each page of the document on one side of the page and printing the associated machine-readable code on the other side of the page.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the machine-readable code comprises a two dimensional bar code.
11. A method of retrieving the content of document pages and metadata associated with document pages, from a printed document containing a machine-readable code comprising:
scanning the printed document containing the machine-readable code;
processing the scanned document data to extract document content;
processing the scanned machine-readable code to extract document meta-data; and
associating the extracted document meta-data with the extracted document content.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein scanning the printed document further comprises reading machine-readable code on the document.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein processing the scanned document section data to extract document content further comprises using character recognition and/or image processing techniques on the scanned data.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the machine-readable code comprises a two-dimensional bar code.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein processing the scanned machine readable code to extract document meta-data further comprises correlating the data read from the machine readable code with contents of document sections.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein associating the extracted document meta-data with the extracted document content further comprises storing the extracted document meta-data as a document layer.
17. A computer readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform steps in a method for retrieving the content of document sections and meta-data associated with document sections, from a printed document containing a machine-readable code, the steps comprising:
scanning the printed document containing the machine-readable code;
processing the scanned document section data to extract document content;
processing the scanned machine-readable code to extract document meta-data; and
associating the extracted document meta-data with the extracted document content.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein processing the scanned document section data to extract document content further comprises using character recognition and/or image processing techniques on the scanned data.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein processing the scanned machine readable code to extract document meta-data further comprises correlating the data read from the machine readable code with contents of document sections.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein associating the extracted document meta-data with the extracted document content further comprises storing the extracted document meta-data as a document layer.
21. A processor executing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform steps in a method for retrieving the content of document sections and meta-data associated with document sections, from a printed document containing a machine-readable encoding, the steps comprising:
scanning the printed document containing the machine-readable code;
processing the scanned document section data to extract document content;
processing the scanned machine-readable code to extract document meta-data; and
associating the extracted document meta-data with the extracted document content.
22. A computer readable memory containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform steps in a method for retrieving the content of document sections and meta-data associated with document sections, from a printed document containing a machine-readable code, the steps comprising:
scanning the printed document containing the machine-readable code;
processing the scanned document section data to extract document content;
processing the scanned machine-readable code to extract document meta-data; and
associating the extracted document meta-data with the extracted document content.
23. A system for retrieving the content of document sections and metadata associated with document sections, from a printed document containing a machine-readable code comprising:
scanning the printed document containing the machine-readable code;
processing the scanned document section data to extract document content;
processing the scanned machine-readable code to extract document meta-data; and
associating the extracted document meta-data with the extracted document content.