Method and apparatus for formatting documents
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1. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
- receiving an electronic document from a device;
receiving processing instructions from the device, the processing instructions being associated with the electronic document and containing information regarding how to process the electronic document;
reformatting the electronic document pursuant to the information contained in the processing instructions; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to a destination device.
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Abstract
A document formatting system receives an electronic document and processing instructions from a device. The processing instructions contain information regarding how to process the electronic document. The electronic document is reformatted based on the information contained in the processing instructions. The reformatted document is then provided to a destination device, such as a printer or display device, which renders or otherwise processes the reformatted document.
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37 Claims
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1. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
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receiving an electronic document from a device;
receiving processing instructions from the device, the processing instructions being associated with the electronic document and containing information regarding how to process the electronic document;
reformatting the electronic document pursuant to the information contained in the processing instructions; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
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receiving a reference from a device, wherein the reference identifies an electronic document;
receiving processing instructions from the device, the processing instructions being associated with the reference and containing information regarding how to process the electronic document;
retrieving the electronic document using the reference;
reformatting the electronic document pursuant to the information contained in the processing instructions; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
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selecting an electronic document;
communicating the electronic document to a document formatting system;
creating processing instructions associated with the electronic document, wherein the processing instructions include information regarding processing the electronic document;
communicating processing instructions associated with the electronic document to the document formatting system; and
receiving a reformatted electronic document from the document formatting system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
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receiving an electronic document from a source device;
receiving processing instructions from the source device, the processing instructions including an identifier of a destination device;
correlating the identifier with characteristics of the destination device through a database;
reformatting the electronic document based on the characteristics of the destination device; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
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receiving a reference from a source device, wherein the reference identifies an electronic document;
receiving processing instructions from the source device, the processing instructions including an identifier of a destination device;
correlating the identifier with characteristics of the destination device through a database;
retrieving the electronic document using the reference;
reformatting the electronic document based on the characteristics of the destination device; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to the destination device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of processing an electronic document, the method comprising:
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receiving the electronic document from a device;
receiving processing instructions from the device, the processing instructions being associated with the electronic document and containing information regarding how to process the electronic document;
reformatting the electronic document pursuant to the information contained in the processing instructions; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of processing an electronic document, the method comprising:
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receiving a reference from a device, wherein the reference identifies the electronic document;
receiving processing instructions from the device, the processing instructions being associated with the reference and containing information regarding how to process the electronic document;
retrieving the electronic document using the reference;
reformatting the electronic document pursuant to the information contained in the processing instructions; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to a destination device.
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31. A method comprising:
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selecting an electronic document;
communicating the electronic document to a document formatting system;
creating processing instructions associated with the electronic document, wherein the processing instructions include information regarding processing the electronic document;
communicating processing instructions associated with the electronic document to the document formatting system; and
receiving a reformatted electronic document from the document formatting system.
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving an electronic document from a source device;
receiving processing instructions from the source device, the processing instructions including an identifier of a destination device;
correlating the identifier with characteristics of the destination device through a database;
reformatting the electronic document based on the characteristics of the destination device; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to a destination device.
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33. A method comprising:
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receiving a reference from a source device, wherein the reference identifies an electronic document;
receiving processing instructions from the source device, the processing instructions including an identifier of a destination device;
correlating the identifier with characteristics of the destination device through a database;
retrieving the electronic document using the reference;
reformatting the electronic document based on the characteristics of the destination device; and
providing the reformatted electronic document to the destination device.
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34. A document formatting system comprising:
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an interface configured to receive an electronic document from a device, the interface further configured to receive processing instructions from the device, wherein the processing instructions contain information regarding how to process the electronic document; and
a processor coupled to the interface and configured to reformat the electronic document based on the information contained in the processing instructions, the processor further configured to communicate the reformatted electronic document to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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