A system, method and computer program for managing documents
Abstract
The system includes a document manager (60) that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) (10-40) over a network (55) and based on a user input. The document manager (60) can search documents within the ASPs (10-40), retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data, format documents, generate and issue unified bills from a plurality of bins from a plurality of ASPs (10-40). The document manager (60) can also manage, e.g., create, receive, transmit, store, merge, watermark information for documents managed by the document manager (60). The document manager (60) can request that a document be merged with a corresponding watermark information so that the document be printed with an embedded watermark. Alternatively, the document manager (60) can merge the watermark information with the document and can transmit the merged document data to a printing entity.

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- 1237352
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1237352
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1237352
- Application
- 2003233
- Application, DOCDB
- 02003233
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20020003233
Titles3
- German
- System, Verfahren und Computerprogramm zur Verwaltung von Dokumenten
- English
- A system, method and computer program for managing documents
- French
- Système, Procédé et Logiciel pour la gestion de documents
Classification
- CPC, 3
- H04N1/32144
- G06T1/0021
- H04N1/32
- IPC, 8
- G06F17 30
- G06Q10 00
- G06Q30 00
- G06F3 12
- G06Q50 00
- G06T1 00
- H04N1 32
- H04N1 387
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia