Process Enablement in Network Downtime Condition

Abstract

A computer implemented method of enabling a mobile device connected to a network that includes establishing a connection with the peripheral device when the mobile device fails to connect to the network; transmitting a document to the peripheral device for processing; receiving the processed document from the peripheral device; storing the processed document in a memory of the mobile device; and sending the processed document to a remote storage location once the mobile device is determined to be actively communication with the network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of enabling a mobile device connected to a network, comprising:
 activating an ad-hoc network connection with a peripheral device when the mobile device fails to connect to the network;   transmitting a document to the peripheral device for processing;   receiving the processed document from the peripheral device;   storing the processed document in a memory of the mobile device; and   sending the processed document to a remote storage location once the mobile device is determined to be actively communicating with the network.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile device receives a request for the processed document prior to the sending. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile device automatically performs the sending the processed document to the remote storage location once the mobile device is determined to be actively communicating with the network. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving an updated copy of the document from the remote storage server. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing includes capturing barcode information. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the storing the processed document includes adding the processed document to a queue of one or more documents stored in the memory. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising sending the one or more documents in the queue to the remote storage server once the mobile device is determined to be actively communicating with the network. 
     
     
         8 . A peripheral device with a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions to:
 establish a connection with the mobile device,   receiving a document from the mobile device;   processes the document;   transmit the processed document to the mobile device, wherein the connection with the peripheral device is established when the mobile device fails to communicate with a network.   
     
     
         9 . The peripheral device of  claim 8 , wherein the connection established with the mobile device is an ad-hoc network connection. 
     
     
         10 . The peripheral device of  claim 9 , wherein the establishing the ad-hoc network connection includes connecting to the peripheral device using a wireless radio in the mobile device. 
     
     
         11 . The peripheral device of  claim 9 , wherein the establishing the ad-hoc network connection includes connecting to the peripheral device using one or more proximity-based protocols. 
     
     
         12 . The peripheral device of  claim 8 , wherein the processing the document includes converting the document from a first format to a second format. 
     
     
         13 . The peripheral device of  claim 8 , wherein the processing the document includes at least one of recognizing document type, classifying the document, extracting certain data from the document, and appending metadata to the document. 
     
     
         14 . A method of enabling form processing of a mobile device connected to a network, comprising:
 automatically determining if the network has returned to operation;   if the network has not returned to the operation, activating an ad-hoc network connection with the peripheral device;   sending a form to the peripheral device for population of fields;   receiving the populated form from the peripheral device;   storing the populated form in a memory of the mobile device until the network is determined to have returned to the operation and   sending the stored populated form to a remote storage location once the network is determined to have returned to the operation.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising storing a copy of the form in the memory of the mobile device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising receiving an updated master form from the remote storage location. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising periodically polling a remote storage server to check for an updated form. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the sending the stored populated form automatically occurs once the network is determined to have returned to the operation. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the activating the ad-hoc network connection includes connecting with the peripheral device using a wireless radio. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the activating the network connection includes connecting with the peripheral device using a proximity-based protocol.