Systems and methods for previewing copy protected documents
AssigneeKonica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
InventorLiping Zhang
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Abstract
Systems and methods consistent with disclosed embodiments provide for a method for previewing documents by associating one of a plurality of copy protection templates with a document; and viewing the document using one of a plurality of options associated with a user-interface by blending an image corresponding to the copy protection template with an image of at least one page in the document, wherein the options comprise: a print preview option that permits the viewing of a printed version of the document; and a copy preview option that permits the viewing of a duplicated version of the document. In some embodiments, the method may be invoked using document processing software and/or software associated with a print driver.
Claims20
A method for previewing a document with copy protection applied, the method performed by a system comprising a processor, a memory, and a display device, the method comprising:
- associating, by the processor, one of a plurality of copy protection templates with the document;
- and
- displaying the document with the associated copy protection template on the display device using one of a plurality of options selectable via the user-interface, wherein the document is displayed by blending an image corresponding to the associated copy protection template with an image of at least one page in the document, wherein the options comprise:
- a print preview option that displays a first generation version of the document as it would appear when printed from its original format with the associated copy protection template;
- and
- a copy preview option that displays a second generation version of the document as it would appear when duplicated from a printed format with the associated copy protection template.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions, which when executed by a processor perform steps in a method for previewing a document comprising:
- associating one of a plurality of copy protection templates with the document;
- and
- displaying the document with the associated copy protection template on the display device using one of a plurality of options selectable via the user-interface, wherein the document is displayed by blending an image corresponding to the associated copy protection template with an image of at least one page in the document, wherein the options comprise:
- a print preview option that displays a first generation version of the document as it would appear when printed from its original format with the associated copy protection template;
- and
- a copy preview option that displays a second generation version of the document as it would appear when duplicated from a printed format with the associated copy protection template.
A system for previewing a document with copy protection applied, the system comprising:
- a user interface for receiving user input indicating one of a plurality of options, wherein the options comprise
- a print preview option that displays a first generation version of the document as it would appear when printed from its original format with the associated copy protection template;
- and
- a copy preview option that displays a second generation version of the document as it would appear when duplicated from a printed format with the associated copy protection template;
- a processor for associating one of a plurality of copy protection templates with the document;
- and
- a display for displaying the document with the associated copy protection template according to the indicated option, wherein the document is displayed by blending an image corresponding to the associated copy protection template with an image of at least one page in the document and displaying the blended result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.