Altering a PDF print job based upon criteria stored in memory of a printing system

US8908209B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC · US

Inventors

• Joseph P. Gaertner · Lafayette, US
• Simon Jones · Hamilton, BM
• Michael Glen Lotz · Longmont, US
• Thomas Margolis · Boulder, US
• Neil McKinstrie · Nuneaton, GB
• Joe Stradling · Firestone, US
• Scott Ziegler · San Mateo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 12, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 9, 2014
• Expiry date: Dec 12, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F40/154
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for altering the content of a PDF print job. The printing system includes a memory, an interface, and a markup engine. The memory includes criteria for identifying Portable Document Format (PDF) content stored in print jobs, and also includes a mark-up instruction for altering printable PDF content stored in print jobs, where the mark-up instruction references one or more of the criteria. The interface is operable to receive a PDF print job for processing. The markup engine is operable to access the mark-up instruction, to review the PDF print job to identify multiple segments of the print job that each include PDF content that matches the one or more criteria referenced by the mark-up instruction, and to alter the identified segments based on the mark-up instruction.