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US 7,353,213 B2Granted
System and method for preventing duplicate printing in a web browser
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsFrederick W. Ryan, Jr., Bradley R. Hammell, Anuja S. Ketan
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Abstract
A method and system for processing shipping labels having postage is described. In one configuration a hidden frame in a secure browser window is used to control printing of an actual shipping label while allowing unlimited sample printing of a sample shipping label having sample postage indicia.
Claims25
A method for deterring duplicate printing of a first image comprising:
- receiving a request relating to the first image from a client system;
- providing data to the client system for forming at least a portion of a sample image to a portion of a program display window in the client system that is visible to the user, wherein the sample image is of a similar type as the first image;
- providing data to the client system for forming at least a portion of the first image to a portion of the client system program display window that is not visible to the user;
- receiving an indication of a print request relating to the first image;
- determining whether a threshold of print failures has been reached;
- and
- providing an indication that the print request is invalid after the threshold of print failures has been reached.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.