Networked document partially printing system and method

• US 20060095436A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Abe, Yoshihiko
• Application Number:
  US11/258,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20060095436A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/17 Web printing

Abstract

A networked printing system includes an electronic document server having a database that stores a plurality of electronic documents of books, which are uniquely identified by a plurality of identification codes, respectively. The electronic document server specifies and allows downloading of a prescribed electronic document matched with an identification code received. A transmitting device is provided to transmit a request for a prescribed electronic document and a corresponding identification code to the electronic document server via a network. A printing device connected to the electronic server document prints a portion of the electronic document in accordance with designation of pages.

Claims

1. A networked printing system, comprising:

an electronic document server including a database configured to store a plurality of electronic documents of books, said plurality of electronic documents being uniquely identified by a plurality of identification codes, respectively, said electronic document server specifying and allowing download of a prescribed electronic document matching with an identification code received;

a reading device configured to read identification information included in a book;

a conversion device configured to convert the identification information into a corresponding identification code;

a portion designating device configured to designate a portion of the book;

a memory configured to store information of the portion;

a transmitting device configured to transmit a request for a prescribed electronic document and a corresponding identification code to the electronic document server via a network;

a reception device configured to receive an electronic document specified and transmitted from the electronic document server; and

a printing device configured to print a portion of the electronic document corresponding to the portion designated by the portion designating device.

3. The networked printing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said portion designating device includes ten-pad keys provided in the printing device.

6. The networked printing system as claimed in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein said electronic document server specifies the electronic document by referring to header information of each of the plurality of electronic documents.

2. A networked printing system, comprising:

an electronic document server including a database configured to store a plurality of electronic documents of books, said plurality of electronic documents being uniquely identified by a plurality of identification codes, respectively, said electronic document server partially specifying and allowing download of a prescribed portion of an electronic document matching with a portion designation information and an identification code received;

a reading device configured to read identification information included in a book;

a conversion device configured to convert the identification information into a corresponding identification code;

a portion designation information generating device configured to generate a portion designation information configure to designate a portion of the book;

a transmitting device configured to transmit a request for a prescribed electronic document, a portion designation information, and a corresponding identification code to the electronic document server via a network;

a reception device configured to receive the portion of the electronic document specified and transmitted from the electronic document server; and

a printing device configured to print the electronic document received.

4. The networked printing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said portion designation information generating device includes ten-pad keys provided in the printing device.

5. The networked printing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said reading device serves as the portion designation information generating device by reading portion designation information from the book.

7. The networked printing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said electronic document server specifies the portion of the electronic document by referring to header information of each of the plurality of electronic documents.

8. A method of downloading and printing an electronic document from an electronic document server, comprising the steps of;

uniquely identifying a plurality of electronic documents of books using an identification code;

storing the plurality of electronic documents in a database in the electronic document server;

reading identification information included in a book;

converting the identification information into a corresponding identification code;

designating a portion of the book;

storing information of the portion;

transmitting a request for a prescribed electronic document and a corresponding identification code to the electronic document server via a network;

specifying and allowing download of a prescribed electronic document matching with the identification code at the electronic document server site;

receiving an electronic document specified and transmitted from the electronic document server; and

printing a portion of the electronic document corresponding to the portion.