Techniques for signer-initiated electronic document signing via an electronic signature service using a mobile or other client device are described. Example embodiments provide an electronic signature service (“ESS”) configured to facilitate the creation, storage, and management of documents and corresponding electronic signatures. In some embodiments, when a signer user receives a hard copy (e.g., paper) signature document, the signer may capture an image of the signature document with a camera of a mobile device. The signer can then import the captured image into the ESS for signature, storage, and/or transmission to other parties.

A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, via a mobile device that is in a pre-authorization state, user input for initiating a procedure for account authorization at an online image repository; in response to receiving the user input, configuring the mobile device to initiate access to an account at the online image repository based on creating an authorization token associated with the online image repository; and storing, at the mobile device, the authorization token.

System, Method and Apparatus for generating a collection of images, the technique including providing at least two mobile devices with a data processing unit, a storage memory and a camera integrated therein or connected thereto; providing a master system with a data processing unit and a storage memory or configuring of one of the mobile devices as master system and configuring of the other or of all mobile devices as slave systems; setting a recording criterion in the master system; transmitting the recording criterion to the slave systems; setting a series ending criterion in the master system; transmitting the series ending criterion to the slave systems; respectively performing a process for recording an image on each slave system as long as the series ending criterion is not fulfilled comprising the steps of recording at least one image with the camera of one of the slave systems whenever the recording criterion is fulfilled, and sending the image from the slave system to the master system together with a time stamp, a series number and/or another variable for grouping the image; saving each of the images sent respectively with their time stamp, their series number and/or their variable for grouping in the storage memory of the master system; and generating a series of images comprising the images sent in order according to their time stamp, their series number and/or their variable for grouping.

An image processing device including a reception unit, an acquisition unit, an image reading unit, a transmission unit, and an instruction unit. The reception unit receives a processing identifier associated with image reading processing. The acquisition unit acquires processing information associated with the processing identifier, the processing information including at least information regarding a storing location and client's identification information. The image reading unit reads an image on the basis of the processing information. The transmission unit transmits data of the read image to the storing location according to the processing information. The instruction unit issues a print instruction to print the image on the basis of the client's identification information included in the processing information.

This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for the delivery and maintenance of faxes where the faxes may remain at a faxing system for a minimal amount of time. The faxing system may send a queued fax to a connector responsive to a request from the connector to pull or retrieve a fax. The connector is configured to send a release notification to the faxing system after the fax is received. The faxing system is configured to delete the queued fax as soon as confirmation of the delivery of the fax can be determined or when an expiration time has elapsed.

In the image processing apparatus, the image processing method, and the recording medium of the invention, an image analysis unit analyzes the contents of each of a plurality of images acquired by an image acquisition unit, and an evaluation value calculation unit calculates an analysis evaluation value of each image based on the analysis result of each image. A group forming unit forms one or more groups, each of which includes a plurality of similar images, by specifying similar images among the plurality of images. The evaluation value calculation unit calculates an overall evaluation value by adding a value to an analysis evaluation value of each of the plurality of similar images based on evaluation information, which indicates high evaluation for the plurality of similar images, for each of the groups.

A method and device for image storage control, and a storage medium are disclosed. The method may include: collecting biometric information of a user during capturing an image; and performing storage and clearing processing on image data obtained by capturing according to storage control information corresponding to the biometric information.

An intelligent scanner device configured to facilitate improved accuracy for storage of scanned documentation. The scanner device may include an image processor, an identification engine, and a metadata engine. The scanner device may utilize artificial intelligence processes to generate metadata information to be stored with scanned documents.

An image processing apparatus recognizes a character string included in image data generated by a reading unit, displays the recognized character string, receives a selection, performed by a user, of the displayed character string. The image processing apparatus thereafter determines, as a storage destination for the image data, a folder named with the character string that is based on the received selection and thereby stores the image data in the determined storage destination. Additionally, the image processing apparatus, in response to a reading instruction being issued once, reads images of a plurality of documents to generate image data, receives a plurality of times selection, performed by the user, of the displayed character string, and determines, as storage destinations, a plurality of folders named with the respective character strings that are based on the selection received a plurality of times.

In the image processing apparatus, the image processing method, and the recording medium of the invention, an image analysis unit analyzes the contents of each of a plurality of images acquired by an image acquisition unit, and an evaluation value calculation unit calculates an analysis evaluation value of each image based on the analysis result of each image. A group forming unit forms one or more groups, each of which includes a plurality of similar images, by specifying similar images among the plurality of images. The evaluation value calculation unit calculates an overall evaluation value by adding a value to an analysis evaluation value of each of the plurality of similar images based on evaluation information, which indicates high evaluation for the plurality of similar images, for each of the groups.