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Method for online printing digital project

US8077338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2008
Grant dateDec 13, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1287
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for online printing a digital project includes the steps of: separating at least one image from a digital project template; replacing the digital project template with an executable file; encapsulating an executable code into the executable file; converting the image into at least one thumbnail; writing the executable file, the thumbnail, and related information into an image file; uploading the image file to a server via a network; extracting the image file by the server, so as to read out the executable file, the thumbnail, and the related information; reading a corresponding project template from a database of the server according to the executable code; attaching the thumbnail back to the project template according to the related information in the image file, so as to recover a preview image of the digital project and print the project image by a printer.

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