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Method and system for rendering hyper-link information in a printable medium from a graphical user interface
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1996-11-22
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Granted: 1999-02-09
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Expires: 2016-11-22
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for rendering in a printable medium hyper-link information contained in a document displayed within a graphical user interface within a data processing system linked to other data processing systems in a data processing network. A document constructed from data generated at a data processing network server is selected and displayed within a graphical user interface. Thereafter, in response to the selection of the document, if the document includes hyper-link information, a reference object is generated. Next, the reference object is associated with the hyper-link information. Thereafter, in response to a user input, the document is automatically printed in a printable medium, in association with the reference object, such that the hyper-link information is automatically presented in association with the printed document.
Inventors
- 👤 George Kraft, IV
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 01:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9558; G06F16/93; G06F16/94
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A method in a data processing system for rendering in a printable medium, hyper-link information contained in a document displayed within a graphical user interface within said data processing system, wherein said data processing system is linked to at least one other data processing system in a data processing network, comprising the steps of: selecting a document to be printed from among a plurality of documents, wherein said document is displayed within said graphical user interface and is constructed from data generated at a data processing network server; generating at least one footnote object in response to a selection of said document, if said document includes hyper-link information, wherein said at least one footnote object references said hyper-link information by including the location of data associated with said hyper-link information; associating with said at least one footnote objects, said hyper-link information; and automatically presenting, in response to a user input, said document in a printable medium in association with said at least one footnote object, such that said hyper-link information is automatically presented in association with said document, thereby permitting users to ascertain the origin of said hyper-link information via said printable medium.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
193 words
A method in a data processing system for rendering in a printable medium, hyper-link information contained in a document displayed within a graphical user interface within said data processing system, wherein said data processing system is linked to at least one other data processing system in a data processing network, comprising the steps of: selecting a document to be printed from among a plurality of documents, wherein said document is displayed within said graphical user interface and is constructed from data generated at a data processing network server; generating at least one footnote object in response to a selection of said document, if said document includes hyper-link information, wherein said at least one footnote object references said hyper-link information by including the location of data associated with said hyper-link information; associating with said at least one footnote objects, said hyper-link information; and automatically presenting, in response to a user input, said document in a printable medium in association with said at least one footnote object, such that said hyper-link information is automatically presented in association with said document, thereby permitting users to ascertain the origin of said hyper-link information via said printable medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of generating at least one footnote object in response to a selection of said document, if said document includes hyper-link information, wherein said at least one footnote object references said hyper-link information by including the location of data associated with said hyper-link information, further comprises the step of: generating at least one footnote object in response to said selection of said document, if said document includes at least one hyper-text address link.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the step of associating with said at least one footnote object, said hyper-link information, further comprises the step of: associating with said at least one footnote object, said at least one hyper-text address link.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
127 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the step of automatically presenting, in response to a user input, said document in a printable medium in association with said at least one footnote object, such that said hyper-link information is automatically presented in association with said document, thereby permitting users to ascertain the origin of said hyper-link information via said printable medium, further comprises the step of: automatically presenting, in response to a user input, said document in a hardcopy form in association with a footnote corresponding to said at least one footnote object, such that said at least one hyper-text address link is automatically presented in association with said document as a footnote, thereby permitting users to ascertain the origin of said hyper-link information via said printable medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of automatically presenting, in response to user input, said footnote in proximity to said at least one hyper-text address link.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
198 words
An apparatus in a data processing system for rendering in a printable medium, hyper-link information contained in a document displayed within a graphical user interface within said data processing system, wherein said data processing system is linked to at least one other data processing system in a data processing network, comprising: means for selecting a document to be printed from among a plurality of documents, wherein said document is displayed within said graphical user interface and is constructed from data generated at said data processing network server; means for generating at least one footnote object in response to a selection of said document, if said document includes hyper-link information, wherein said at least one footnote object references said hyper-link information by including the location of data associated with said hyper-link information; means for associating with said at least one footnote object, said hyper-link information; and means for automatically presenting, in response to a user input, said document in a printable medium in association with said at least one footnote object, such that said hyper-link information is automatically presented in association with said document, thereby permitting users to ascertain the origin of said hyper-link information via said printable medium.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
198 words
An apparatus in a data processing system for rendering in a printable medium, hyper-link information contained in a document displayed within a graphical user interface within said data processing system, wherein said data processing system is linked to at least one other data processing system in a data processing network, comprising: means for selecting a document to be printed from among a plurality of documents, wherein said document is displayed within said graphical user interface and is constructed from data generated at said data processing network server; means for generating at least one footnote object in response to a selection of said document, if said document includes hyper-link information, wherein said at least one footnote object references said hyper-link information by including the location of data associated with said hyper-link information; means for associating with said at least one footnote object, said hyper-link information; and means for automatically presenting, in response to a user input, said document in a printable medium in association with said at least one footnote object, such that said hyper-link information is automatically presented in association with said document, thereby permitting users to ascertain the origin of said hyper-link information via said printable medium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
84 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said means for automatically presenting, in response to a user input, said document in a printable medium in association with said at least one footnote objects such that said hyper-link information is automatically presented in association with said document, thereby permitting users to ascertain the origin of said hyper-link information via said printable medium, further comprises: means for automatically presenting, in response to a user input, said at least one footnote object in proximity to said hyper-link information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said hyper-link information comprises at least one hyper-text address link.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said printable medium comprises hardcopy.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said data generated at said data processing network server comprises data written in a mark-up data processing language.
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