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Browser, method, and computer program product for managing documentsRelated Patent Categories: Electrical Computers And Digital Processing Systems: Multicomputer Data Transferring, Computer Network ManagingBrowser, method, and computer program product for managing documents description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060173990, Browser, method, and computer program product for managing documents. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 10/243,643 ("the parent application") filed Sep. 16, 2002 (now pending) and claims priority to Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/374,811 filed Apr. 24, 2002, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention is directed to browsers used in systems for managing documents or files. More particularly, the present invention allows a multi function device to interact with another device connected to the multi function device via a network. [0004] 2. Discussion of the Background [0005] Browsers are already known. For example, Netscape's Communicator.TM. and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.TM. are known World Wide Web browsers that allow personal computers to interact with a Web server. Typically, a Web browser contacts a Web server and transmits a request for information. The Web server locates and then transmits the information to the Web browser, which displays the information. The information exchanged between the Web server and the Web browser can be in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). [0006] While these conventional browsers work well for personal computers, they are not designed to efficiently work with certain other devices. In particular, these conventional browsers may not work efficiently with multi-function devices that incorporate scanners, copy machines, printers, and/or fax machines. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] The present inventors have determined that there is a need for a browser that can be efficiently incorporated in a device, such as a multi-function device (MFD), to allow a user to manage documents over a network. An MFD can incorporate a scanner, a copy machine, a printer, a fax machine, a digital camera, other office devices, and combinations thereof. One object of the present invention is to provide a browser that allows the user of an MFD to transmit and receive documents, requests, information to and from a document manger connected to the MFD via a network. The document manager can be a device connected to application service providers (ASPs) via a network and configured to manage documents between the ASPs and the MFD. [0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide a browser that allows the user of an MFD to process a document and to e-mail, fax, or otherwise electronically deliver the processed document from the MFD. In this embodiment, the document manager is a scan server configured to manage documents and destination information (e.g., e-mail addresses and fax numbers) between the MFD and various servers (e.g., e-mail servers and fax servers). [0009] These and other objects can be achieved by providing a browser configured to receive a request from an input device of the scanning device (e.g., the touch buttons displayed on a screen). The browser processes the request and transmits information based on the request over a network to the document manager connected to the canning device via the network. The browser is also configured to receive information from the document manager. The browser can be configured to display the information received from the document manager on the display of the MFD. The request received by the browser can include, but is not limited to, a request to retrieve a document, a request to store a document, and/or a request to retrieve destination information (e.g., e-mail addresses and fax numbers). The browser can transmit information to the document manager. That transmitted information includes, but is not limited to, login information related to the identity of the user of MFD, a search criterion for searching a document, a document (e.g., scanned by the MFD), and/or a search criterion for searching a destination information. The browser can receive information from the document manager. For example, the browser can receive a retrieved document, information about the storage of the document, and/or destination information. The browser can transmit data using an HTTP protocol and an XML format. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0010] A more complete appreciation of the invention and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: [0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall system configuration according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; [0012] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a browser according to the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1; [0013] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an overall system configuration according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention; [0014] FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a browser according to the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 3; [0015] FIGS. 5-8 show examples of menus displayed on a display screen of a scanning device according to a preferred embodiment; [0016] FIGS. 9-10 show flowcharts of a method of managing documents from the scanning device according to one embodiment of the present invention; [0017] FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a scanning device according to one embodiment of the present invention; [0018] FIG. 12 is a schematic representation of a scanning device according to one embodiment of the present invention; and [0019] FIGS. 13-14 show flowcharts of a method of managing documents with an MFD browser according to one embodiment of the present invention. 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