SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING QUEUES BY MAINTAINING METADATA FILES HAVING ATTRIBUTES CORRESPONDING TO CAPTURE OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AND USING THE METADATA FILES TO SELECTIVELY LOCK THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT

摘要

A method and apparatus for managing electronic documents within a network. A series of processes perform electronic document capture, indexing, and searching functions within a networked environment. A graphical web-based user interface is provided to facilitate user interaction with the apparatus.