EP1186992A2
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Document delivery system with automatically adjusted copy inserts
Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 2001-08-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-08-03
Abstract
Abstract In an automated document delivery system (100), which can collect information and files (114, 116) from a variety of sources (108, 110, 112), original characteristics of a document can be adjusted, increasing or decreasing a document size so as to liberate in the final printed output page, space (126) into which advertising content (128) or other information can be pasted. By similarly adjusting the advertising content (128) to exactly fit the liberated region, advertising revenue can be maximized. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin G. Currans
- 👤 Aloke Gupta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:00
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1203; G06F3/1204; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1237; G06F3/1242; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1285; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/18; G06K15/1801; G06K15/1818; G06K15/1819; G06T; G06T11/00; G06T11/60; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; H04N1/3875
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
In a document delivery system coupled to a printing device, a method of
printing a document comprising the steps of: obtaining a first file of information (208) to be printed as part of said
document; processing said first file (212) so that it will print as part of said
document such that at least a first portion of a page is left blank by said
printing device; automatically inserting an image (221) into said first portion
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of processing said image to
fit within said first portion (220) prior to the step of inserting said image into
said first portion
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
118 words
In a document delivery system coupled to a printing device, a method of
printing a document comprising the steps of: obtaining a first file of information (208) to be printed as part of said
document; processing said first file so that it will print as part of said document
such that at least a first portion of a page is left blank by said printing device
(212, 214); obtaining a second file (218), representing a second scalable image to
be printed as part of said document; automatically processing said second file to scale said second scalable
image to fit within said first portion of said page (219, 220, 221) when said
document is printed on said printing device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of obtaining a first file is comprised
of the steps of: querying at least one computer for information related to a
predetermined subject (206); obtaining from said at least one computer, said information related to
said predetermined subject (208); formatting said information related to said predetermined subject into
at least one of either a vector-graphics image file or a bit-mapped image file
(210)
Claim 5
Independent Claim
110 words
An apparatus for printing a document comprising: a document server (102), coupled to a data network (106), said
document server (102) creating a document (124) to be printed from a print
device (122) using information content files (114, 116), said document server
(102) automatically formatting advertising images (128) to fit within blank
spaces of said document; a network interface (104) for coupling said document server (102) to a
data network (106) such that said document server can retrieve information
content files (114, 116) from at least one computer (108, 110, 112) and
transfer a formatted document including said advertising images to a remote
print device (122) via said network (106).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said document server is a computer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said network interface is a modem.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising a data network (106) coupled to
said network interface (104) over which data is exchanged between said
document server and remote-located computers (108, 110, 112, 120).
Claim 9
Independent Claim
118 words
An apparatus for printing a document comprising: a print device (122) capable of being coupled to a data network (106),
said print device (122) creating a document (124) to be printed from
information content files (114, 116) obtained through said data network (106),
said print device processing said files such that prior to printing, at least one
page of said document has a blank space (126) thereon, said print device
formatting and merging images (128) to fit within said blank space (126); a network interface (120, 121) for coupling said print device (122) to
said data network (106) such that said print device (122) can print information
content on a page and advertising images within said blank space.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said print device includes printer (122).
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