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US 7,746,506 B2Granted
Image production using enhanced eye-marks
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDan Arquilevich, Chris Stoumbos
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Abstract
An image production method and system in which enhanced eye-marks are utilized. A method embodiment includes receiving image production instructions directing the production of an image. Enhanced eye-mark data is generated for an enhanced eye-mark having an instructive portion and a descriptive portion. An image forming device is caused to form the image and the enhanced eye-mark on print media.
Claims18
An image production method, comprising:
- receiving image production instructions directing the production of an image, the image production instructions corresponding to a print job;
- generating enhanced eye-mark data for an enhanced eye-mark having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the first portion encoding a finishing instruction, the second portion providing a textual description of one of the finishing instruction and the print job, the third portion encoding data identifying the print job;
- causing an image forming device to form the image and the enhanced eye-mark on print media;
- electronically reading the first portion and the third portion of the enhanced eye-mark formed on the print media;
- decoding the first portion to identify the finishing instruction and the third portion to identify the print job;
- directing a performance of a finishing operation on the print media according to the finishing instruction;
- and
- updating status data for the print job identified by decoding the third portion according to the performance of the finishing operation, the updated status data identifying a current status of the print job that includes an indication of the performance of the finishing operation.
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A computer readable medium storing a computer program, the computer program having instructions that when executed by a computing device cause a method to be performed, the method comprising:
- receiving image production instructions directing the production of an image, the image production instructions corresponding to a print job;
- generating enhanced eye-mark data for enhanced eye-mark, the enhanced eye-mark having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the first portion encoding a finishing instruction, the second portion providing a textual description of one of the finishing instruction and the print job, the third portion encoding data identifying the print job;
- causing an image forming device to form the image and the enhanced eye-mark on print media;
- electronically reading the first portion and the third portion of the enhanced eye-mark formed on the print media,
- decoding the first portion to identify the finishing instruction and the third portion to identify the print job;
- directing a performance of a finishing operation on the print media according to the finishing instruction;
- and
- updating status data for the print job identified by decoding the third portion according to the performance of the finishing operation, the updated status data identifying a current status of the print job that includes an indication of the performance of the finishing operation.
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An image production system, comprising:
- a means for receiving image production instructions directing the production of an image, the image production instructions corresponding to a print job;
- a means for generating enhanced eye-mark data for an enhanced eye-mark having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the first portion encoding a finishing instruction, the second portion providing a textual description of one of the finishing instruction and the print job, the third portion encoding data identifying the print job;
- a means for, at least indirectly, causing an image forming device to form the image and the enhanced eye-mark on print media;
- a means for electronically reading the first portion and the third portion of the enhanced eye-mark formed on the print media;
- a means for decoding the first portion to identify the finishing instruction and the third portion to identify the print job;
- a means for directing a performance of a finishing operation on the print media according to the finishing instruction;
- and
- a means for updating status data for the print job identified by decoding the third portion according to the performance of the finishing operation, the updated status data identifying a current status of the print job that includes an indication of the performance of the finishing operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.