US 9,854,109 B2Granted

Document output processing

AssigneeThe Toronto-Dominion Bank

InventorsDean Constantin Nicholas Tseretopoulos, John Jong-Suk Lee, Sarabjit Singh Walia, Gregory Richard Harper, Thomas M. Kerigan, Robert Trojan, Jeffrey A. Martin

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Abstract

The invention relates to printing and other output of documents using data processors, and particularly to methods, apparatus, and computer programming useful for controlling output processes. In various aspects the invention provides systems, methods, and computer programming useful for minimizing the number of command inputs required from a user to complete printing or other output of multiple documents. In other aspects, the invention provides systems, methods, and computer programming useful for printing documents using content data received from users or other sources, together with previously-provided form data, according to predetermined formats.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A computing device for compiling types of documents associated with events, the computing device having a processor coupled to a memory and a communications module, the processor configured to:

receive content data via the communications module and receive form data retrievable from a form data store via the communications module, at least a part of the content data being obtained from a first set of document types associated with a previous event;
determine a second set of compilable document types by analyzing the content data and the form data in response to receiving a command via the communications module indicating that inputting of the content data is complete, the analysis conducted prior to receiving selected document types, the second set of compilable document types including a document type that is different from any of the types of documents in the first set and that is associated with an event that is different from the previous event;
send via the communications module the second set of compilable document types;
receive via the communications module the selected document types;
generate a formatted document output set from the selected document types using the content data and the form data received from the form data store via the communications module;
store the document output set in a memory of an output device that is accessible to the computing device, the stored document output set being relayable to an electronic address;
send via the communications module a command signal comprising a request for an acceptance of the formatted document output set;
and
receive via the communications module the acceptance of the formatted document output set.

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A method of compiling types of documents associated with events, the method performed by a computing device and comprising:

receiving content data and receiving form data from a form data store, at least a part of the content data being obtained from a first set of document types associated with a previous event;
determining a second set of compilable document types by analyzing the content data and the form data in response to receiving a command indicating that inputting of the content data is complete, the analysis conducted prior to receiving selected document types, the second set of compilable document types including a document type that is different from any of the types of documents in the first set and that is associated with an event that is different from the previous event;
sending the second set of compilable document types;
receiving the selected document types;
generating a formatted document output set from the selected document types using the content data and the form data received from the form data store;
storing the document output set in a memory of an output device that is accessible to the computing device, the stored document output set being relayable to an electronic address;
sending a command signal comprising a request for an acceptance of the formatted document output set;
and
receiving the acceptance of the formatted document output set.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/472,960Filed 29 Mar 2017 · continuation
Priority: 13 Dec 2006
Published: US 2017/0010842 A113 Jul 2017
Granted: 26 Dec 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

H04N 1/00212
Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax: attaching…
G06F 3/1204
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
G06F 3/1243
Image or content composition onto a page: variable data printing, e.g. document forms, templates, labels, coupons, advertisements, logos,…
G06F 3/1288
Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server: in client-server-printer device configuration

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Application11/610,087Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Dec 2006
Application15/217,736Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Jul 2016
Application15/444,668Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Feb 2017
US 2017/0201634 A1Pre-grant publication · published 13 Jul 2017
US 9,612,786 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2008/0144130 A1Published application
US 2017/0010842 A1Published application
US 2017/0199709 A1Published application
US 9,766,843 B2Related patent
US 9,854,109 B2This patent

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