Key-Based Digital Document Transfer System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for transmitting information between devices often require manual entry or hard copies, leading to inefficiencies, loss of data, and increased costs, and discourage paperless communication.

Innovation Solution

A system where a receiving device generates a key that identifies a digital storage location, allowing a transmitting device to scan and transmit information to a file management system, granting the user access to the stored information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual entry or hard copies are used for information transmission, then data can be transmitted between devices, but time is lost in manual entry and risk of data loss increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata loss riskVSAvoidmanual entry time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses optical copying (scanning) to transfer data from a source document to an electronic device. The scanning module captures an image or text from the physical or digital source, creating a digital copy that can be automatically processed and transmitted, eliminating manual entry and reducing data loss risk through automated workflows

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical entry with automated optical recognition and electronic processing. The system substitutes human operators who manually type data with automated scanning and data capture technology, thereby eliminating the time loss associated with manual entry while maintaining data accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If hard copies are used for information transmission, then data can be transmitted, but printing costs and downstream processing costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission reliabilityVSAvoidprinting and processing costs
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates digital copies of information that can be transmitted electronically without requiring physical printing. The scanning and electronic transmission process replaces the need for hard copies, eliminating printing costs while maintaining data transmission reliability through digital delivery to the destination device

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the essential information from physical documents and transfers it in digital form. By separating the data content from the physical paper medium, the system eliminates the need for printing and physical handling, thereby removing downstream processing costs associated with paper-based workflows

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Productivity

If manual information entry is required, then data can be transmitted between systems, but operational efficiency decreases and errors increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation transmission efficiencyVSAvoidmanual entry errors
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses scanning to create accurate digital replicas of source information, preserving the original data without manual transcription. This optical copying process maintains data fidelity while enabling automated processing, thereby improving productivity and eliminating manual entry errors through direct digital capture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables the system to automatically capture, process, and transmit information without human intervention. The scanning and data processing functions are self-executing, allowing the system to service itself in the information transmission process, which maximizes productivity while ensuring accuracy through automated error-free duplication

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP3667594B1Paperless application
Publication Date: 2022.06.01 FASETTO INC
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AI summary

Systems, methods, and programs of processing and transmitting information between devices are disclosed. A receiving device may generate a key. A transmitting device may scan the key. The transmitting device may transmit information to a file management system in response to scanning the key. The key may indicate a location to store the information. A user associated with the receiving device may access the information from the file management system.