Method and system for printing a document
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsPaul Lapstun, Kia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A method for printing a document from a computer including transmitting instructions for printing the document from the computer to a printer, printing the document on the printer in accordance with the instructions received from the computer, and also printing on the document coded data indicative of an identity of the document and a plurality of reference points on the document, wherein the coded data is printed on the document in a form which can be read by an optical sensing device to identify a location of the sensing device relative to the document thereby to invoke a function in relation to the document.
Claims40
A method of printing a document from a computer including the following steps:
- (a) transmitting instructions for printing the document from the computer to a printer;
- (b) printing the document on the printer in accordance with the instructions received from the computer;
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- (c) printing on the document coded data indicative of an identity of the document and a plurality of reference points on the document;
- wherein the coded data is printed on the document in a form which can be read by an optical sensing device to identify a location of the optical sensing device relative to the document and wherein a copy of the document may be requested by directing the optical sensing device towards a zone on the document, which causes the optical sensing device to sense coded data on the document and transmit a message to the printer, or to a computer system operatively connected to the printer, which in turn causes the printer to print a copy of the document.
A method of printing a document from a computer including the following steps:
- (a) transmitting instructions for printing the document from the computer to a printer;
- (b) obtaining a document identification code which is generated by an identification server;
- (c) forwarding a copy of the document to a page server for archiving by reference to the document identification code;
- (d) printing the document on the printer in accordance with the instructions received from the computer;
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- (e) also printing on the document coded data indicative of the document identification code and at least one reference point on the document, wherein the coded data is printed on the document in a form which can be read by an optical sensing device;
- wherein an instruction for performing an action is forwarded from the optical sensing device to the printer, or to a computer system operatively connected to the printer, when the optical sensing device is used to designate a particular zone of the document, and wherein the action is one of the following:
- (i) printing a copy of the document or part of the document, (ii) printing a clean copy of the document or part of the document, or (iii) printing status information about the document.
A method of printing a document from a computer including the following steps:
- (a) transmitting instructions for printing the document from the computer to a printer;
- (b) printing the document on the printer in accordance with the instructions received from the computer;
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- (c) also printing on the document coded data indicative of at least one function associated with the document;
- wherein the coded data is printed on the document in a form which can be read by an optical sensing device;
- wherein a copy of the document may be requested by directing the optical sensing device towards a zone on the document, which causes the optical sensing device to sense coded data on the document and transmit a message to the printer, or to a computer system operatively connected to the printer, which in turn causes the printer to print a copy of the document.
A system for printing a document from a computer including the following components:
- (a) a computer;
- (b) a printer;
- (c) means for transmitting instructions for printing the document from the computer to a printer;
- (d) the printer including means for printing on the document coded data indicative of an identity of the document and a plurality of reference points on the document;
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- (e) an optical sensing device for reading the coded data, wherein a copy of the document may be requested by directing the optical sensing device towards a zone on the document, which causes the optical sensing device to sense coded data on the document and transmit a message to the printer or to a computer system operatively connected to the printer, which in turn causes the printer to print a copy of the document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.