Method of printing information by a network kiosk

• US 20020099791A1
• Filed: 11/29/2000
• Published: 07/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NCR Voyix Corporation
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Inventors: Francis, John Brian, Goodwin, John C. III
• Granted Patent: US 7,130,889 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1208 resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1247 by conversion to printer ready format
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1287 via internet
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0237 at kiosk

Abstract

A method of printing information by a network kiosk which prints web page information, designed for printing on standard width paper, on narrower receipt paper. The method includes the steps of receiving a command to print information in a displayed web page, obtaining an address of the displayed web page, determining a format for printing the information on receipt paper using the address, creating a script to print the information in the format, and executing the script to print the information on the receipt paper.

Claims

1. A method of printing information by a network kiosk comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a command to print information in a displayed web page;

(b) obtaining an address of the displayed web page;

(c) determining a format for printing the information on receipt paper using the address;

(d) creating a script to print the information in the format; and

(e) executing the script to print the information on the receipt paper.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein step d comprises the substeps of:

(d-1) determining placeholders for the information; and

(d-2) arranging the placeholders in the script in accordance with the format.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein step d further comprises the substeps of:

(d-3) determining text to be printed with the information; and

(d-4) arranging the text in the script in accordance with the format.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein step d further comprises the substeps of:

(d-3) determining a graphic image to be printed with the information; and

(d-4) arranging the graphic image in the script in accordance with the format.

5. A method of printing information by a network kiosk comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a command to print web information in a displayed web page;

(b) obtaining an address of the displayed web page;

(c) determining a format for printing the web information on receipt paper using the address;

(d) determining other information to be printed with the web information;

(e) determining placeholders for the web information;

(f) creating a script with the placeholders and the other information arranged in the format; and

(g) executing the script to print the web information and the other information on the receipt paper.

6. A method of printing information by a network kiosk comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a command to print web information in a displayed web page;

(b) obtaining an address of the displayed web page;

(c) determining a format for printing the web information on receipt paper using the address;

(d) determining text information to be printed with the web information;

(e) determining a store graphic to be printed with the web information;

(f) determining placeholders pointing to a location of the web information;

(g) creating a script with the placeholders, the text information, and the store graphic, all arranged in the format;

(h) initiating execution of the script;

(i) printing the text information and the store graphic in the format during execution of the script;

(j) obtaining the web information from the location during execution of the script; and

(k) printing the web information in the format during execution of the script.

7. A network kiosk comprising:

a display for displaying a web page;

a receipt printer; and

a computer which receives a command to print information in the web page, obtains an address of the web page, determines a format for printing the information on receipt paper using the address, creates a script to print the information in the format, and executes the script to print the information on the receipt paper.

8. A network kiosk comprising:

a display for displaying a web page;

a receipt printer; and

a computer which receives a command to print web information in a displayed web page, obtains an address of the displayed web page, determines a format for printing the web information on receipt paper using the address, determining other information to be printed with the web information, determines placeholders for the web information, creates a script with the placeholders and the other information arranged in the format, and executes the script to print the web information and the other information on the receipt paper.