Network printing system for responding to remote print-related requests
First Claim
1. A printing system disposed in a local or wide area network in which one of a plurality of queries is transmitted from a client to a server for obtaining a set of information including both a file with static information and a subset of dynamic information, the subset of dynamic information varying as a function of one or more print related characteristics of a document processing system with which the server communicates, comprising:
- a) a parsing subsystem, communicating with the client for receiving the one of the plurality of queries, said parsing subsystem facilitating the obtaining of the set of information by copying a portion of the file, in response to reading a first instruction, and communicating the copied portion at the server for storage thereat;
b) a query resolving subsystem, communicating with said parsing subsystem, for obtaining the subset of dynamic information from the document processing system in response to said parsing system reading a second instruction; and
c) wherein the copied portion of the file and the subset of dynamic information are combined for output thereof at the client.
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Abstract
A printing system disposed in a local or wide area network in which one of a plurality of queries is transmitted from a client to a server for obtaining a set of information including both a file with static information and a subset of dynamic information is provided. The subset of dynamic information varies as a function of one or more print related characteristics of a document processing system with which the server communicates. The printing system includes a parsing subsystem, communicating with the client for receiving the one of the plurality of queries, the parsing subsystem facilitating the obtaining of the set of information by copying a portion of the file, in response to reading a first instruction, and communicating the copied portion at the server for storage thereat. The printing system further includes a query resolving subsystem, communicating with the parsing subsystem, for obtaining the subset of dynamic information from the document processing system in response to the parsing system reading a second instruction. In practice, the copied portion of the file and the subset of dynamic information are combined for output thereof at the client.
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18 Claims
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1. A printing system disposed in a local or wide area network in which one of a plurality of queries is transmitted from a client to a server for obtaining a set of information including both a file with static information and a subset of dynamic information, the subset of dynamic information varying as a function of one or more print related characteristics of a document processing system with which the server communicates, comprising:
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a) a parsing subsystem, communicating with the client for receiving the one of the plurality of queries, said parsing subsystem facilitating the obtaining of the set of information by copying a portion of the file, in response to reading a first instruction, and communicating the copied portion at the server for storage thereat; b) a query resolving subsystem, communicating with said parsing subsystem, for obtaining the subset of dynamic information from the document processing system in response to said parsing system reading a second instruction; and c) wherein the copied portion of the file and the subset of dynamic information are combined for output thereof at the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9)
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- 4. The printing system of 3, wherein one or more parameters are passed from the query resolving subsystem for designating the type of dynamic information to be obtained in the subset of dynamic information.
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10. In a printing system disposed in a local or wide area network in which one of a plurality of queries is transmitted from a client to a server for obtaining a set of information including both a file with static information and a subset of dynamic information, the subset of dynamic information varying as a function of one or more print related characteristics of a document processing system with which the server communicates, an improvement, including a method, for obtaining the set of information, comprising:
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a) transmitting the one of the plurality of queries from the client to the server; b) in response to receiving the one of the plurality of queries, parsing a program, the program facilitating said obtaining of the set of information, said parsing including, (i) in response to reading a first instruction, copying a portion of the file and storing the copied portion at the server, (ii) in response to reading a second instruction, obtaining the subset of dynamic information, from the document processing system, c) transmitting the copied portion and the subset of dynamic information to the client for output thereat. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. The method of 16, wherein said (b)(ii) includes reading a first set of code, and said formatting includes converting the first set of code into a second set of code with the second set of code being substantially greater in size than the first set of code.
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