Method and apparatus for providing hard-copy output from a portable memory device
OwnerWilliam French, Susan Janz +1inventors
InventorsWilliam French, Susan Janz, Bruce Johnson
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Abstract
A method and an embodiment for providing hard-copy output from a portable memory device wherein a portable memory device is recognized. One or more files stored on the portable memory device are identified and a list of the identified files is presented to a user. The user selects one or more files from the presented list. A printable image is then prepared according to a file specified by the user file selection. The printable image is the imparted onto a physical medium.
Claims30
A method for providing hard-copy output from a portable memory device:
- recognizing the portable memory device;
- identifying one or more files stored on the portable memory device;
- presenting a list of the identified files to a user;
- receiving a user file selection according to the presented list;
- preparing a printable image according to the user file selection;
- and
- imparting the printable image on to a physical medium.
A hard-copy output device comprising:
- one or more processors capable of executing an instruction sequence;
- print engine capable of imparting an image onto a physical medium according to a printable image;
- display engine capable of displaying information to a user;
- user entry device capable of receiving a user file selection;
- portable memory device interface capable of providing a communicative connection from the processor to a portable memory device;
- memory capable of storing one or more instruction sequences;
- and
- instruction sequences stored in the memory including:
- operating system that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to:
- recognize a portable memory device communicatively coupled to the portable memory device interface;
- identify one or more files stored on the portable memory device;
- direct a list of identified files to the display device;
- receive a user file selection from the user entry device;
- and
- launch a file viewer application according to the user file selection;
- and
- file viewer application that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to:
- open a file stored on the portable memory device according to a received user file selection;
- prepare a printable image according to the opened file;
- and
- direct the printable image to the print engine.
A computer readable medium having imparted thereon one or more instruction sequence for providing a hard-copy output from a portable memory device including:
- operating system that, when executed by a processor, minimally causes the processor to:
- recognize a portable memory device;
- identify one or more files stored on the portable memory device;
- direct a list of identified files to a display device;
- and
- receive a user file selection from a user entry device;
- and
- file viewer application that, when execute by the processor, minimally causes the processor to:
- open a file stored on a portable memory device according to the user file selection;
- prepare a printable image according to the opened file;
- and
- direct the printable image to a printer.
A hard-copy output device comprising:
- means for reading a portable memory device;
- means for generating a list of files stored on the portable memory device;
- means for receiving a receiving a file selection from a user;
- means for preparing a printable image according to a file opened according to the file selection received from a user;
- and
- means for preparing a hard-copy of the printable image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.