System and method for identifying attributes of a printed image

• US 20040257593A1
• Filed: 06/18/2003
• Published: 12/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Moffatt, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,014,023 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1258 by updating job settings at the printer

Abstract

Briefly described, one embodiment for memorializing a printed image comprises detecting at least one attribute associated with the originally printed image, the attribute identifying a user-selectable feature on a print device, generating an image attribute tag after a request to print has been communicated to the print device, the image attribute tag including a description of the detected attribute, and printing the image attribute tag.

Claims

1. A method for memorializing a printed image, the method comprising:

detecting at least one attribute associated with the printed image, the attribute identifying a user-selectable feature on a print device;

generating an image attribute tag after a request to print has been communicated to the print device, the image attribute tag including a description of the detected attribute; and

printing the image attribute tag.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the request to print, the step of detecting the request performed before the step of detecting the attribute.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising printing the printed image such that the printed image and the image attribute tag are printed together.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating further comprises generating a textual formatted image attribute tag at least describing the attribute so that a user can understand the attribute upon viewing the description included on the printed image attribute tag.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting further comprises detecting at least one attribute parameter associated with the attribute.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein generating further includes generating a textual formatted image attribute tag at least describing the attribute parameter so that a user can understand the attribute parameter upon viewing the description included on the printed image attribute tag.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the attribute parameter comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a color used in printing the printed image, a tone used in printing the printed image, a paper size used in printing the printed image, an image scale factor used in printing the printed image, an orientation used in printing the printed image, a media type used in printing the printed image, and a paper size used in printing the printed image, an image rotation of the printed image, a print quality of the printed image, a duplex printing of the printed image, a paper order of the printed image, a halftoning of the printed image, at least one PostScript command associated with of the printed image, a color correction settings used in printing of the printed image, a paper tray used in printing of the printed image, a mirror mage printing of the printed image, a status of a paper cutter, at least one margin used in printing of the printed image.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second attribute, the second attribute corresponding to information corresponding to printing the print device; and

generating the image attribute tag that further includes the second attribute.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein detecting further comprises detecting at least one second attribute parameter associated with the second attribute.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second attribute parameter comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a name of the print device, a model number name of the print device, an address of the print device, a print date, a cost, a location of the print device and a name of a user, a name of a person operating the print device, an organization name and a phone number.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second attribute, the second attribute corresponding to data associated with the printed image when in an electronic data format; and

generating the image attribute tag that further includes the second attribute.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein detecting further comprises detecting at least one second attribute parameter associated with the second attribute.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second attribute parameter comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a file name of the printed image, a location of the printed image and a date of creation of the printed image.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting a print tag option such that the image attribute tag is printed only when the print tag option is selected.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a save tag option such that the image attribute tag is electronically saved into a memory; and

saving the image attribute tag only when the save tag option is selected.

16. A method for re-printing an image corresponding to a printed image, the method comprising:

receiving a printed image attribute tag associated with the printed image, the image attribute tag having a textual description of at least one attribute corresponding to a user-selectable feature of a print device specified during printing of the printed image;

setting at least one selectable feature of the print device, the selectable feature corresponding to the attribute; and

printing an image, the image corresponding to a re-printing of the printed image.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving the printed image in an electronic data format.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising copying the printed image, the printed image in a hard-copy format.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

detecting at least one second attribute associated with the selectable feature;

generating a second image attribute tag after a request to print has been communicated to the print device, the second image attribute tag including a description of the detected second attribute; and

printing the second image attribute tag.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising detecting the request to print, the step of detecting the request performed before the step of detecting the attribute.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the steps of printing the image and printing the second image attribute tag are performed such that the image and the second image attribute tag are printed together.

22. The method of claim 19, further comprising selecting a print tag option such that the second image attribute tag is printed only when the print tag option is selected.

23. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

selecting a save tag option such that the second image attribute tag is electronically saved into a memory; and

saving the second image attribute tag only when the save tag option is selected.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein detecting further comprises detecting at least one attribute parameter associated with the attribute.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein setting further comprises setting a second selectable feature of another print device, the second selectable feature corresponding to the attribute.

26. A system which prints information of interest relating to a printed image, comprising:

a processor configured to receive information corresponding to at least one attribute associated with the printed image;

a memory configured to store the information corresponding to the attribute;

an image information database residing in the memory and configured to store the information corresponding to the attribute when the attribute relates to the printed image; and

a printer attribute database residing in the memory and configured to store the information corresponding to the attribute when the attribute relates to a selectable feature of a print device used to print the printed image,

wherein the processor generates an image attribute tag upon detecting a print command to print the printed image, and wherein the image attribute tag is communicated to the print device so that the image attribute tag is printed.

27. The system of claim 26, further comprising an interface coupled to a second memory wherein the information corresponding to the attribute is retrieved from, and such that a detector detects the attribute when the print command is detected.

28. The system of claim 26, further comprising an interface coupled to a detector configured to detect the selectable feature of the printing device.

29. A system for memorializing an printed image, comprising:

means for detecting at least one attribute associated with the printed image, the attribute identifying a user-selectable feature on a print device;

means for generating an image attribute tag after a request to print has been communicated to the print device, the image attribute tag including a description of the detected attribute; and

means for printing the originally printed image and the image attribute tag such that the printed image and the image attribute tag are printed together.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the means for generating further comprises means for generating a textual formatted image attribute tag at least describing the attribute so that a user can understand the attribute upon viewing the description included on the printed image attribute tag.

31. The system of claim 29, wherein the means for detecting further comprises means for detecting at least one attribute parameter associated with the attribute.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the means for generating further includes means for generating a textual formatted image attribute tag at least describing the attribute parameter so that a user can understand the attribute parameter upon viewing the description included on the printed image attribute tag.

33. A computer-readable medium having a program for memorializing an printed image, the program comprising logic configured to perform the steps of:

detecting at least one attribute associated with the printed image, the attribute identifying a user-selectable feature on a print device;

generating an image attribute tag after a request to print has been communicated to the print device, the image attribute tag including a description of the detected attribute; and

printing the image attribute tag.