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US 8,045,198 B2Granted
System and method for processing a change history of a PDF file
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorShigeru Nishikawa
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Abstract
A printer includes a file input section that receives an input PDF file that holds change history; a change history extraction section that extracts the change history from the input PDF file; and a print processing section that prints the extracted change history.
Claims14
A printer, comprising:
- a file input section that receives an input PDF file and print instruction information, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- a change history extraction section that extracts a change history from the input PDF file;
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- a print processing section that prints the extracted change history;
- said print instruction information including period designation information which designates a period of time for the PDF file, and summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
- said change history extraction section extract in the change history from the input PDF file corresponding to the period designation information;
- said print processing section executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
4 more elements
A printer, comprising:
- a file input section that receives an input PDF file and print instruction information, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- a version designation receiving section that receives a designation of a version of the input PDF file to be printed;
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- a print processing section that produces the version of the input PDF file to be printed from the received input PDF file, on the basis of the change history corresponding to the received version designation, and prints the produced version of the input PDF file to be printed;
- said print instruction information including summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
- said print processing section executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
3 more elements
A print data output device, comprising:
- a file input section that receives an input PDF file and print instruction information, input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- a change history extraction section that extracts a change history from the input PDF file;
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- a print data output section that outputs the extracted change history as print data;
- said print instruction information including period designation information which designates a period of time for the PDF file, and summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
- said change history extraction section extracting the change history from the input PDF file corresponding to the period designation information;
- said print processing section executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
4 more elements
A print data output device, comprising:
- a file input section that receives an input PDF file and print instruction information, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- a version designation receiving section that receives a designation of a version of the input PDF file to be printed;
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- a print processing section that produces the version of the input PDF file to be printed from the received input PDF file, on the basis of the change history corresponding to the received version designation, and prints the produced version of the input PDF file to be printed as print data;
- said print instruction information including summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
- said print processing section executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
3 more elements
A method for printing change history of a PDF file, comprising:
- receiving an input PDF file and print instruction information, time, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- extracting a change history from the input PDF file;
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- printing, using a printer, the extracted change history, the print instruction information including period designation information which designates a period of time for the PDF file, and summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized,
- extracting the change history from the input PDF file corresponding to the period designation information;
- and
- executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
4 more elements
A method for printing a PDF file, comprising:
- receiving an input PDF file and print instruction information, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- receiving a designation of a version of the input PDF file to be printed;
- producing the version of the input PDF file to be printed from the received input PDF file, on the basis of the change history corresponding to the received version designation;
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- printing, using a printer, the produced version of the input PDF file to be printed, the print instruction information including summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
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- executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
4 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for printing change history of a PDF file, the process comprising:
- receiving an input PDF file and print instruction information, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- extracting a change history from the input PDF file;
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- printing, using a printer, the extracted change history, the print instruction information including period designation information which designates a period of time for the PDF file, and summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
- extracting the change history from the input PDF file corresponding to the period designation information;
- and
- executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
4 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for printing a PDF file, the process comprising:
- receiving an input PDF file and print instruction information, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- receiving a designation of a version of the input PDF file to be printed;
- producing the version of the input PDF file to be printed from the received input PDF file, on the basis of the change history corresponding to the received version designation;
- and
- printing, using a printer, the produced version of the input PDF file to be printed, the print instruction information including summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
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- executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
4 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for outputting print data, the process comprising:
- receiving an input PDF file and print instruction information, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- extracting a change history from the input PDF file;
- and
- outputting the extracted change history as print data, the print instruction information including period designation information which designates a period of time for the PDF file, and summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
- extracting the change history from the input PDF file corresponding to the period designation information;
- and
- executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
4 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for outputting print data, the process comprising:
- receiving an input PDF file and print instruction information, the input PDF file containing a change history of edits to the input PDF file;
- receiving a designation of a version of the input PDF file to be printed;
- producing the version of the input PDF file to be printed from the received input PDF file, on the basis of the change history corresponding to the received version designation;
- and
- outputting the produced version of the input PDF file to be printed as print data, the print instruction information including summary/change-history-added page selection instruction information which instructs which printing process from a group of printing processes is to be executed, said group of printing processes including a summary printing process in which a summary of the extracted change history is printed and a change-history-added page printing process in which a page in the PDF file, which contains the extracted change history, is printed such that the change history is visualized;
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- executing the summary printing process or the change-history-added page printing process according to an instruction indicated by the print instruction information.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.