Patent · US Expired

Printer document viewer

US6678064B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 14, 2001
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 23, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/1817
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and corresponding methods that facilitate printing and controlling the printing process for multiple documents on a printing apparatus are provided. Multiple users may select a document for printing by interacting with control menus available at the printing site. In one embodiment, a printing system for processing one or more print requests includes: a print queue for storing data associated with one or more print requests, the print requests stored in a queue in the order received; a display screen for displaying the content of the print queue; control interface for controlling the processing order of the print requests in the queue; and executable code stored in a memory, wherein execution of the code by a processor causes the processor to process the print requests stored in the queue in response to user interaction with the control interface.

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