Printer having a spell checking feature
First Claim
1. A print apparatus adapted to provide a spell checking feature, said print apparatus comprising:
- a print engine for printing a document;
a processor connected to said print engine, said print engine controlled by said processor; and
a memory device connected to said processor, said spell checking program stored on said memory device, said spell checking program executable by said processor.
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Abstract
A print apparatus having a spell checking feature has a processor and a memory for storing a spell checking program. A computer coupled to the print apparatus may be used to instruct the print apparatus to spell check a document file before printing the document file. The print apparatus incorporates the results of the spell check into the printed document by highlighting, bolding or underlining the misspelled words. Alternatively, the print apparatus operates like a network server to provide spell checking services to the computer and/or to a plurality of computers coupled to the print apparatus via a computer network.
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20 Claims
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1. A print apparatus adapted to provide a spell checking feature, said print apparatus comprising:
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a print engine for printing a document;
a processor connected to said print engine, said print engine controlled by said processor; and
a memory device connected to said processor, said spell checking program stored on said memory device, said spell checking program executable by said processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A print apparatus for connection to a computer over a network, the print apparatus adapted to provide a spell checking feature, the print apparatus comprising:
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a print engine for printing a document file;
a processor connected to said print engine, said processor for processing a print job file, said print job files having a spell check flag and having a document file, said processor controlling said print engine;
a memory device connected to said processor, said memory device for storing a spell checking program, a page display language engine, and a dictionary database; and
wherein said processor is for executing said spell checking program stored in said memory device when said print job file spell check flag is activated, said spell checking program when executed operating to identify a set of misspelled words in said document file by comparing words in said document file with words from said dictionary database, and instructing said page display language engine to mark said set of misspelled words in a printed document.
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable code stored on a computer readable medium, the computer readable code when executed causing a printer apparatus to:
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accept an input print job file;
process said print job file with a processor, said processing comprising executing a spelling check program stored in a printer memory, said spelling check program for identifying a set of misspelled words in said print job file. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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