Systems and methods for providing printed covers for print jobs
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorAnita Tjan
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Abstract
Print systems are provided. One such print system includes a printing device that is operative to receive information corresponding to a print job. The printing device also is operative to receive a request for a cover to be printed in association with the print job, and print the print job and the cover. In particular, the printing device automatically places the cover and the print job in a sequence so that the cover immediately preceding a first page of the print job. Methods, computer-readable media and other systems also are provided.
Claims26
A method for providing a cover for a print job comprising:
- receiving information corresponding to a print job;
- receiving a request for a cover to be printed in association with the print job;
- providing a selection of cover templates;
- enabling an operator to select a cover template from among the selection of cover templates;
- and
- printing the print job and the cover, the cover corresponding to the cover template selected.
A method for providing a cover for a print job comprising:
- receiving a request for a cover to be printed in association with a print job;
- providing a selection of cover templates;
- enabling an operator to select a cover template from among the selection of cover templates;
- and
- enabling the print job and the cover to be printed, the cover corresponding to the cover template selected.
A method for providing a cover for a print job comprising:
- receiving a request for digital information corresponding to a cover to be printed in association with a print job, the request being received via a communication network;
- accessing digital information corresponding to a cover, the digital information being stored in memory;
- and
- providing the digital information via the communication network.
A print system comprising:
- a printing device operative to receive information corresponding to a print job, receive a request for a cover to be printed in association with the print job, and print the print job and the cover such that the cover and the print job are automatically placed in a sequence with the cover immediately preceding a first page of the print job.
A computer-readable medium storing a computer program for providing a cover for a print job, said computer-readable medium comprising:
- logic configured to receive information corresponding to a print job;
- logic configured to receive a request for a cover to be printed in association with the print job;
- and
- logic configured to enable the print job and the cover to be printed such that the cover and the print job are automatically placed in a sequence with the cover immediately preceding a first page of the print job.
A computer-readable medium storing a computer program for providing a cover for a print job, said computer-readable medium comprising:
- logic configured to receive a request for a cover to be printed in association with a print job;
- logic configured to provide an operator with a graphical representation of a cover template available for printing;
- logic configured to enable the operator to select the cover template for printing;
- and
- logic configured to enable printing of the print job and the cover, the cover corresponding to the cover template.
The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the graphical representation is a thumbnail graphical representation of the cover template.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.