Methods and apparatus for recording web information
AssigneeElectronics for Imaging, Inc.
InventorsJohn Armstrong, Victor Thu
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Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus are provided that capture a full page of information displayed in a web browser in a native format, convert the native format data to an intermediate format, and communicate the intermediate format data over a network to an output server. The intermediate format data are received from the network at the output server, converted to an output format, and then communicated to an output device, such as a printer, copier, facsimile device, document storage device, email server or other similar device, for recording.
Claims36
A system for use with a client device that includes a web browser adapted to display information in a web page, the system comprising:
- an input module adapted to run on the client device and to capture a full page of the displayed information in a native format, convert the native format data to an intermediate format on the client device, and communicate the intermediate format data over a network from the client device;
- and
- an output server adapted to receive the intermediate format data from the network, convert the intermediate format data to an output format, and communicate the output format data to an output device.
A method for use with a client device that includes a web browser adapted to display information in a web page, the method comprising:
- capturing a full page of the displayed information in a native format on the client device;
- converting the native format data to an intermediate format on the client device;
- communicating the intermediate format data from the client device over a network to an output server;
- receiving the intermediate format data from the network at the output server;
- converting the intermediate format data to an output format;
- and
- communicating the output format data to an output device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.