Method and system for printing a multi-media document from an image file
AssigneeEntrust Datacard Corporation
InventorsChristophe Biehlmann, Vishal Arora
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Abstract
System and methods for printing a multi-media document from an image file are provided. The method includes a printing device receiving a data holding image file. A processor of the printing device parses and extracts document data for printing the multi-media document from the data holding image file. The processor processes the document data to receive instruction data for one or more printing operation components of the printing device. The method also includes sending the instruction data to one or more printer operation components of the printing device. Also, the method includes each of the one or more printer operation components performing a printer operation onto a multi-media document.
Claims19
A method for printing a multi-media document using a printing device, the method comprising:
- the printing device receiving a data holding image file, the data holding image file including image data to be printed on the multi-media document and document data stored as metadata in the data holding image file;
- a processor of the printing device parsing and extracting the document data stored as the metadata from the data holding image file for printing the multi-media document;
- sending the image data to a first printer operation component of the printing device in order to print the image data onto the multi-media document;
- sending a portion of the document data to a second printer operation component of the printing device in order to perform a printing operation on the multi-media document;
- the first printer operation component performing a first printing operation of printing the image data on the multi-media document;
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- the second printer operation component performing a second printing operation on the multi-media document using the portion of the document data extracted from the data holding image file.
A printing device comprising:
- a network input/output that receives a data holding image file including image data to be printed on a multi-media document and document data stored as metadata in the data holding image file;
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- a processor that parses and extracts the document data stored as the metadata from the data holding image file;
- a plurality of printer operation components, wherein one or more of the printer operation components performs a printing operation onto the multi-media document using document data extracted from the data holding image file,
- wherein the processor sends the image data to a first printer operation component of the printing device in order to print the image data onto the multi-media document and sends a portion of the document data to a second printer operation component of the printing device in order to perform a printing operation on the multi-media document, and
- wherein a first printer operation component of the plurality of printer operation components performs a first printing operation of printing the image data on the multi-media document, and a second printer operation component performs a second printing operation on the multi-media document using the portion of the document data extracted from the data holding image file.
A method for preparing a data holding image file for use in printing a multi-media document using a printing device, the method comprising:
- receiving document data for performing one or more printing operations onto the multi-media document;
- receiving an image file to be printed on the multimedia document;
- storing the document data as metadata into the image file to form a data holding image file;
- digitally signing the document data in the data holding image file;
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- sending the data holding image file to the printing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.