Carrier images
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSekhar Muni Sirigiri, Matthew D. Gaubatz, Robert Alan Ulichney
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Abstract
In one example, a first directive is received at a system. The directive is to embed, into content selected via a printer application accessed at a network-connected printer, a network address. A carrier image that includes the network address in encoded form is generated. A second directive, to provide first content to the printer, is received via the application. The carrier image is merged into the first content. After the merging, the merged first content is sent to the printer for printing.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:
- receive a first directive to embed, into content selected via a printer application accessed at a network-connected printer, a network address;
- generate a carrier image that includes the address in encoded form;
- receive, via the application, a second directive to provide first content to the printer;
- merge the carrier image into the first content;
- and
- after the merging, send the merged first content to the printer for printing.
A system, comprising a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to implement modules, the modules comprising:
- an embedding directive module, to receive a first directive to embed, into content selected via a printer application accessed at a network-connected printer, a network address;
- a carrier image generation module, to generate a carrier image that includes the address in encoded form;
- a print directive module, to receive, via the application, a second directive to provide first content to the printer;
- a merger module, to merge the carrier image into the first content;
- and
- a job sending module, to send the merged first content to the printer for printing.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a first directive to send a printer application to a network-connected printer;
- sending the application to the printer;
- receiving a second directive to insert, into content selected at the printer via the printer application, a user-provided network address;
- creating a half-tone carrier image that includes the address in encoded form;
- receiving, via the application, a third directive to provide first content to the printer;
- integrating the carrier image into the first content to form an integrated content;
- and
- sending the integrated content to the printer for printing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.