# US 7,383,494 B2 · Generating a confirmation sheet listing identifiers, thumbnails, and pages associated with page thumbnails > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,383,494 B2 - Document ID: US7383494B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/248,386 - Filed: 2003-01-15 - Published: 2004-07-15 - Granted: 2008-06-03 - Earliest claimed: 2003-01-15 - Assignees: Xerox Corporation - Inventors: Marc J. Krolczyk; Shane Jewitt; Andrew T. Martin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7383494B2 ## CPC - H04N 1/32112: {in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet (H04N1/32122 takes precedence)} - H04N 2201/3205: of identification information, e.g. name or ID code (H04N2201/3209 takes precedence) - H04N 2201/3207: of an address - H04N 2201/3208: of an e-mail or network address - H04N 2201/3209: of a telephone number - H04N 2201/3214: of a date - H04N 2201/3215: of a time or duration - H04N 2201/3216: of a job size, e.g. a number of images, pages or copies, size of file, length of message - H04N 2201/3218: of a confirmation, acknowledgement or receipt - H04N 2201/3219: of a job status, e.g. successful execution - H04N 2201/3221: of a job number or identification, e.g. communication number - H04N 2201/3223: of type information, e.g. reception or copy job - H04N 2201/325: Modified version of the image, e.g. part of the image, image reduced in size or resolution, thumbnail or screennail - H04N 2201/3271: Printing or stamping - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Typical confirmation sheets include a general job status and a reduced image of the first page of the job. This may be sufficient for a job comprising a single service and a single destination or recipient. The confirmation sheet would be more useful if it provided images of each page of a transmission, such as for a multi-service and/or multi-destination job. In various exemplary embodiments, thumbnail images of one more pages of the transmission are included on the confirmation sheet. The pages to be included as thumbnail images on the confirmation sheet can be selected. The range of pages can be selected. Alternatively, individual ones of the pages can be specified. If the selected set of thumbnail images would not fit onto a single page, the user is given the option to use a multi-page confirmation sheet or to re-select the pages to be included on the confirmation sheet. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A processor-implemented method for generating a confirmation sheet in response to transmitting a plurality of pages of a document, comprising: generating a plurality of thumbnail images, each thumbnail image generated from one of the plurality of pages of the document; incorporating the generated plurality of thumbnail images into the confirmation sheet; generating a first identifier associated with each of the plurality of thumbnail images on the confirmation sheet such that the confirmation sheet includes a plurality of first identifiers, each of the first identifiers identifies a specific page from among the plurality of pages of the document from which the associated thumbnail image was generated; and generating an information portion separate from the first identifiers, the information portion including an alphanumeric list of the pages associated with the thumbnails that are selected for inclusion in the confirmation sheet, the list disposed in only one location on the confirmation sheet within the information portion; and outputting the confirmation sheet with the plurality of generated thumbnail images, the list and first identifiers, wherein the information portion and the list do not include the plurality of thumbnail images; and when less than all of the plurality of pages of the document are selected for generation of thumbnail images, the list identifies only the specific pages for which thumbnail images are generated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: outputting the confirmation sheet with the first identifiers located relative to the associated thumbnail image. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information portion also identifies the total number of pages that were transmitted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: inputting information from a user indicating which pages thumbnail images are to be generated for comprises inputting a range of pages; and generating the list comprises generating an indication of the range of pages. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: inputting information from a user indicating which pages thumbnail images are to be generated for comprises inputting a selection of individual ones of the pages; and generating the list comprises generating an indication of the individual ones of the pages. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the plurality of pages comprises transmitting the plurality of pages using at least one service, the at least one service comprising at least one of at least facsimile, internet facsimile, scan to file, scan to repository, scan to print, email, and printing. ### Claim 7 A confirmation sheet generating system usable to generate a confirmation sheet in response to transmitting a plurality of pages of a document, comprising: a controller; a memory; a thumbnail generating circuit, routine or application that generates a plurality of thumbnail images, each thumbnail image generated from one of the plurality of pages of the document; and a confirmation sheet generating circuit, routine or application that generates the confirmation sheet incorporating the plurality of generated thumbnail images, wherein the thumbnail generating circuit, routine or application further generates, for the plurality of the thumbnail images; a first identifier associated with each of the plurality of thumbnail images on the confirmation sheet such that the confirmation sheet includes a plurality of first identifiers, each of the first identifiers identifies a specific page from among the plurality of pages of the document from which the associated thumbnail image was generated; and an information portion separate from the first identifiers, the information portion including an alphanumeric list of the pages associated with the thumbnails that are selected for inclusion in the confirmation sheet, the list disposed in only one location on the confirmation sheet within the information portion, wherein the information portion and the list do not include the plurality of thumbnail images; and when less than all of the plurality of pages of the document are transmitted or when the plurality of pages are selected for generation of the thumbnail images, the list identifies only the specific pages for which thumbnail images are generated. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The confirmation sheet generating system of claim 7, wherein the information portion also identifies the total number of pages that were transmitted. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The confirmation sheet generating system of claim 7, wherein the list indicates a range of pages. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The confirmation sheet generating system of claim 7, wherein the list indicates individual ones of the pages. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The confirmation sheet generating system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of pages were transmitted by at least one service, the at least one service comprising at least one of at least facsimile, internet facsimile, scan to file, scan to repository, scan to print, email, and print. ### Claim 12 A recording medium storing a control program usable to generating a confirmation sheet in response to transmitting a plurality of pages of a document, the control program comprising: instructions for generating a plurality of thumbnail images, each thumbnail image generated from one of the plurality of pages of the document; instructions for incorporating the plurality of generated thumbnail images into the confirmation sheet; instructions for generating a first identifier associated with each of the plurality of thumbnail images on the confirmation sheet such that the confirmation sheet includes a plurality of first identifiers, each of the first identifiers identifies a specific page from among the plurality of pages of the document from which the associated thumbnail image was generated; instructions for generating an information portion separate from the first identifiers, the information portion including an alphanumeric list of the pages associated with the thumbnails that are selected for inclusion in the confirmation sheet, the list disposed in only one location on the confirmation sheet within the information portion; and instructions for outputting the confirmation sheet with the plurality of generated thumbnail images, the list and first identifiers, wherein the information portion and the list do not include the plurality of thumbnail images; and when less than all of the plurality of pages of the document are selected for generation of thumbnail images, the list identifies only the specific pages for which thumbnail images are generated. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The recording medium of claim 12, the control program further comprising: outputting the confirmation sheet with the first identifiers located relative to the associated thumbnail image. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The recording medium of claim 12, wherein the information portion also identifies the total number of pages that were transmitted. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The recording medium of claim 12, wherein: the instructions for inputting information from a user indicating which pages thumbnail images are to be generated for comprise instructions for inputting a range of pages; and the instructions for generating the list comprise instructions for generating an indication of the range of pages. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The recording medium of claim 12, wherein: the instructions for inputting information from a user indicating which pages thumbnail images are to be generated for comprise instructions for selecting individual ones of the pages; and the instructions for generating the list comprise instructions for generating an indication of the selected individual ones of the pages. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The recording medium of claim 12, wherein transmitting the plurality of pages comprises transmitting the plurality of pages using at least one service, the at least one service comprising at least one of at least facsimile, internet facsimile, scan to file, scan to repository, scan to print, email, and printing.