ONLINE DECORATING SYSTEM FOR EDIBLE PRODUCTS
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1. A system for decorating edible media with licensed digital images, comprising:
- a user interface element to receive user input for accessing licensed digital images;
a local control device coupled to the user interface element, the user interface element operable to execute at least a first stand-alone application and second stand-alone application,said first stand-alone application being configured to accept user credential information, deliver data corresponding to the user credential information to a remote server, establish an authenticated network connection with the remote server, and invoke said second stand-alone application,said second stand-alone application operable to retrieve a licensed digital image transmitted by the remote server based on the user credential information, create an edited version of the licensed digital image based on user input, generate a data stream representing the edited version of the licensed digital image without using default operating system print drivers, and transmit the data stream to a printer spooler on the local control device; and
a printer operable to receive and print the data stream in the printer spooler, thereby rendering the edited version of the licensed digital image upon an edible medium using edible inks.
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Abstract
A web-enabled standalone application may, in selected implementations, prevent received license-controlled image data from unauthorized re-use, editing, or distribution, and permits image processing, such as applying the International Color Consortium'"'"'s color correction process, at the local control device. The web-enabled standalone application may further generate a printer specific byte stream based on post-image processed data, providing a color managed workflow independent of local control device operating system print drivers.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for decorating edible media with licensed digital images, comprising:
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a user interface element to receive user input for accessing licensed digital images; a local control device coupled to the user interface element, the user interface element operable to execute at least a first stand-alone application and second stand-alone application, said first stand-alone application being configured to accept user credential information, deliver data corresponding to the user credential information to a remote server, establish an authenticated network connection with the remote server, and invoke said second stand-alone application, said second stand-alone application operable to retrieve a licensed digital image transmitted by the remote server based on the user credential information, create an edited version of the licensed digital image based on user input, generate a data stream representing the edited version of the licensed digital image without using default operating system print drivers, and transmit the data stream to a printer spooler on the local control device; and a printer operable to receive and print the data stream in the printer spooler, thereby rendering the edited version of the licensed digital image upon an edible medium using edible inks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for decorating edible media with licensed images, comprising:
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receiving an edible medium at a printing system connected to the Internet; establishing with a first software application a first secure connection to a server; establishing with a second software application a second connection to the server; retrieving with the second software application at least one licensed image from the server through the second connection; modifying with the second software application the licensed image; generating, with the second software application, a data stream for transmission to a printer spooler without using default operating system print drivers, said data stream representing an edited or unedited version of the licensed image; and printing, based on said data stream, an image corresponding to the representation of the licensed image upon the edible medium using edible inks. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having a plurality of instructions tangibly stored thereon comprising data representing a software application, which when executed on a printing system performs operations comprising:
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establishing with the software application a connection to a server; retrieving with the software application, at least one licensed image from the server through the secure connection; modifying with the software application the licensed image; generating, with the software application, a data stream for transmission to a printer spooler without using default operating system print drivers, said data stream representing an edited or unedited version of the licensed image; and causing a printer to render said data stream upon an edible medium using edible inks. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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