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SERVER APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR RENDERING RECEIVED DIGITAL CONTENT

  • US 20110279863A1
  • Filed: 05/16/2011
  • Published: 11/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data output service method implemented by a data output computing system for rendering digital content received from an information apparatus, the information apparatus including a browsing application for viewing and selecting at least part of the digital content, the data output computing system including:

  • a server over the Internet that is distinct from the information apparatus,one or more server applications at the server for receiving one or more objects in accordance with an object model or a software component model,a multi-user operating system at the server for enabling multiple concurrent users to log on and access the one or more server applications in separate and protected sessions,an output device for rendering digital content onto an output medium, the output device being a distinct device from the information apparatus and the server, andan output controller having a connection to the output device, the output controller being a distinct device from the output device, the information apparatus, and the server, the method comprising;

    receiving, at the server, one or more content objects from the information apparatus over the Internet, the one or more content objects being in accordance with an object model or a software component model acceptable to the one or more server applications at the server, and the one or more content objects including;

    at least part of the digital content for rendering, andone or more instructions associated with changing, manipulating or processing of the digital content;

    receiving, at the server, one or more job objects from the information apparatus over the Internet, the one or more job objects being in accordance with an object model or a software component model acceptable to the one or more server applications at the server, the one or more job objects including;

    at least one of security and authentication information related to at least one of the information apparatus and a user of the information apparatus, andat least one of payment and subscription information related to the at least one of the information apparatus and a user of the information apparatus;

    generating, by the one or more server applications at the server, an output data related to an output job, the output data for rendering the digital content at the output device, and the output data including information related, at least in part, to the one or more job objects received at the server, and the output data including information related, at least in part, to the one or more content objects received at the server;

    sending, from the server over the Internet, the output data to the output controller for rendering at the output device;

    receiving, at the output controller, the output data over the Internet from the server;

    processing, at the output controller, at least part of the output data for rendering at the output device;

    passing at least part of the output data from the output controller to the output device for rendering;

    rendering the digital content at the output device onto an output medium with the received output data; and

    sending a confirmation, by the data output computing system to the information apparatus, the confirmation including information associated with the output job.

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