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US7298511B2 · kind B2 · utility

15Cited by
2References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 2002
Grant dateNov 20, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to generating print history information regarding an electronic document and recording the information into a print history property within the electronic document. Print history information includes details of each print instance, such as the date and time a document is printed, the printer used, and the computer device providing the print job. Advantages of the disclosed system and methods for creating a document print history include an ability to determine particular users who print restricted-access documents and an ability to maintain document databases.

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