US5524085A
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Multimedia job tickets for printing machines
Assignee: GRAHAM SPRINGS LLC
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Filing: 1994-09-12
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Granted: 1996-06-04
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Expires: 2014-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A system enables multimedia messages, such as audio messages, to accompany print jobs sent from a remote workstation to a central printer. Each print job includes the data to be printed, job ticket data, and multimedia data. The job ticket data is maintained on a queue, and when the job is ready to be printed, the multimedia data is activated.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas M. Bellucco
- 👤 Samuel A. Fedele
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:37
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1296; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1284; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1203; G06F3/1204; G06F3/1207; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1237; G06F3/126; G06F3/16; G06F3/165; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of processing a job received at a processing station, the job comprising data to be processed, job ticket data, and a multimedia data set, comprising the steps of: placing the job ticket data in a queue memory; placing the data to be processed in a main memory; transferring the data to be processed to the processing station in response to the job ticket data being activated in the queue memory; and activating the multimedia data set in response to the data to be processed being transferred to the processing station.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of processing a job received at a processing station, the job comprising data to be processed, job ticket data, and a multimedia data set, comprising the steps of: placing the job ticket data in a queue memory; placing the data to be processed in a main memory; transferring the data to be processed to the processing station in response to the job ticket data being activated in the queue memory; and activating the multimedia data set in response to the data to be processed being transferred to the processing station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of activating a multimedia data set includes accessing the multimedia data set from the job ticket data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of activating the multimedia data set includes accessing the multimedia data set from the data to be processed.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
21 words
The method of claim. 3, further comprising the step of using a description language file as the data to be processed.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of processing a job received at a processing station, comprising the steps of: placing job ticket data in a queue memory; placing data to be processed in a main memory, the data to be processed being in a form of a page description language file; transferring the data to be processed to the processing station in response to the job ticket data being activated in the queue memory; activating a multimedia data set in response to the data to be processed being transferred to the processing station; and wherein the step of activating the multimedia data set includes accessing a data string within the page description language file in the data to be processed.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of processing a job received at a processing station, comprising the steps of: placing job ticket data in a queue memory; placing data to be processed in a main memory, the data to be processed being in a form of a page description language file; transferring the data to be processed to the processing station in response to the job ticket data being activated in the queue memory; activating a multimedia data set in response to the data to be processed being transferred to the processing station; and wherein the step of activating the multimedia data set includes accessing a data string within the page description language file in the data to be processed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the step of activating the multimedia data set includes accessing an instruction, associated with the data string, accessing a multimedia device.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
126 words
A system for processing a job at a processing station, the job comprising data to be processed, job ticket data associated with the data to be processed, and a multimedia data set associated with the data to be processed, comprising: a queue memory for storing job ticket data; a main memory for storing data to be processed; means for activating job ticket data from the queue memory in a sequence; means for transferring the data to be processed to the processing station in response to the job ticket data associated therewith being activated in the queue memory; a multimedia device; and means for activating the multimedia data set associated with the job in response to the data to be processed being transferred to the processing station.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
126 words
A system for processing a job at a processing station, the job comprising data to be processed, job ticket data associated with the data to be processed, and a multimedia data set associated with the data to be processed, comprising: a queue memory for storing job ticket data; a main memory for storing data to be processed; means for activating job ticket data from the queue memory in a sequence; means for transferring the data to be processed to the processing station in response to the job ticket data associated therewith being activated in the queue memory; a multimedia device; and means for activating the multimedia data set associated with the job in response to the data to be processed being transferred to the processing station.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 7, wherein the job ticket data comprises the multimedia data set.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 7, wherein the data to be processed comprises the multimedia data set.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 7, wherein the data to be processed comprises a page description language file.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
154 words
A system for processing a job at a processing station, the job comprising data to be processed and job ticket data associated with the data to be processed, and wherein the data to be processed comprises a page description language file, comprising: a queue memory for storing job ticket data; a main memory for storing data to be processed;. means for activating job ticket data from the queue memory in a sequence; means for transferring the data to be processed to the processing station in response to the job ticket data associated therewith being activated in the queue memory; a multimedia device; and means for activating a multimedia data set associated with the job in response to the data to be processed being transferred to the processing station, the multimedia data set being at least partially in a form of a data string within the page description language in the data to be processed.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
154 words
A system for processing a job at a processing station, the job comprising data to be processed and job ticket data associated with the data to be processed, and wherein the data to be processed comprises a page description language file, comprising: a queue memory for storing job ticket data; a main memory for storing data to be processed;. means for activating job ticket data from the queue memory in a sequence; means for transferring the data to be processed to the processing station in response to the job ticket data associated therewith being activated in the queue memory; a multimedia device; and means for activating a multimedia data set associated with the job in response to the data to be processed being transferred to the processing station, the multimedia data set being at least partially in a form of a data string within the page description language in the data to be processed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the data to be processed includes an instruction, associated with the data string, accessing a multimedia device.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of processing data including a page description language file, comprising the steps of: providing in the page description language file a data string operable of a multimedia device; applying the data string to a multimedia device; and applying a portion of the data excluding the data string to a printing apparatus.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of processing data including a page description language file, comprising the steps of: providing in the page description language file a data string operable of a multimedia device; applying the data string to a multimedia device; and applying a portion of the data excluding the data string to a printing apparatus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of applying the page description language file to a compiler.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising the steps of: providing a branch instruction in the page description language file associated with the data string; and applying the data string to the multimedia device in response to the branch instruction being detected by the compiler.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising the steps of: providing a return instruction in the page description language file associated with the data string; deactivating the multimedia device with the data string when the return instruction is detected by the compiler; and applying data in the page description language file following the return instruction to a printing apparatus.
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