Method and related apparatus for generating online and printing on-demand compilation of works with sharing and ownership transfer features
AssigneeKonica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsDaniel BARBER, David ASAO, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
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Abstract
A method and related apparatus for managing files for producing a compilation of works, comprising the steps of obtaining a file of a work to be compiled in a booklet by a first user, sharing the file or sharing or transferring part of whole of the booklet created by the first user with a second user, and selecting by the second user to accept or reject the sharing of the file or the sharing or transferring of the booklet by the first user.
Claims20
A method for managing files for producing a compilation of works, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a file of a work to be compiled in a booklet by a first user;
- sharing the file by the first user with a second user;
- and
- selecting by the second user to accept or reject the sharing of the file shared by the first user.
A method for managing files for producing a compilation of works, comprising the steps of:
- creating a booklet by a first user that contains files of works to be compiled;
- sharing a part or whole of the booklet by the first user with a second user;
- and
- selecting by the second user to accept or reject the sharing of the booklet shared by the first user.
A method for managing files for producing a compilation of works, comprising the steps of:
- creating a booklet by a first user that contains files of works to be compiled;
- transferring the booklet from the first user to a second user;
- and
- selecting by the second user to accept or reject the transfer of the booklet by the first user.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable code embodied therein for controlling a data processing apparatus, the computer readable program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a process for managing files for producing a compilation of works, the process comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a file of a work to be compiled in a booklet by a first user;
- sharing the file by the first user with a second user;
- and
- selecting by the second user to accept or reject the sharing of the file shared by the first user.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable code embodied therein for controlling a data processing apparatus, the computer readable program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a process for managing files for producing a compilation of works, the process comprising the steps of:
- creating a booklet by a first user that contains files of works to be compiled;
- sharing a part or whole of the booklet by the first user with a second user;
- and
- selecting by the second user to accept or reject the sharing of the booklet shared by the first user.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable code embodied therein for controlling a data processing apparatus, the computer readable program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a process for managing files for producing a compilation of works, the process comprising the steps of:
- creating a booklet by a first user that contains files of works to be compiled;
- transferring the booklet from the first user to a second user;
- and
- selecting by the second user to accept or reject the transfer of the booklet by the first user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.