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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2002
Jonathan J Hull, San Carlos, CA (US);
Derek E Poppink, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jonathan J Hull, San Carlos, CA (US);
Derek E Poppink, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for transmitting print-ready electronic documents to a printer using e-mail as a transport mechanism. Responsive to a user request, a source PC transmits a document in print-ready format, so that there is no need for the printer to run or activate the software application that was used to generate the document. Furthermore, by rendering the document at the source PC, the invention ensures that the user's selected print settings and preferences are preserved. The user need not be concerned with whether the destination printer has the appropriate software or is configured appropriately for the user's document. In alternative embodiments, the user grants permission to print a local document. Subsequently, when a recipient wishes to print the document, the most current version is retrieved from the source PC, so that the printed document reflects any changes that may have been made after the permission was granted.