Web based no print feature
First Claim
1. A method of displaying at least one alpha-numeric character, also identified as a character set, of a web page, wherein said at least one alpha-numeric character will not print on a printer, said method comprising the steps of:
- generating at least one transparent graphic image, wherein each graphic image, wherein each graphic image is a non-printing alpha-numeric character on a non-printing background;
getting a respective transparent graphic image for each alpha-numeric character when the no print feature is desired; and
generating a web page comprising background relative to the color of said respective alpha-numeric character.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of displaying at least one alpha-numeric character of an HTML based web page that will not be printed when the web page is printed. The process consists of generating at least one transparent graphic image, wherein each graphic image is a non-printing alpha-numeric character on a non-printing background, getting a respective transparent graphic image for each alpha-numeric character when the no print feature is desired, and generating a web page comprising each of the transparent graphic images, wherein the web page has a contrasting background relative to the color of the respective alpha-numeric character.
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1. A method of displaying at least one alpha-numeric character, also identified as a character set, of a web page, wherein said at least one alpha-numeric character will not print on a printer, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating at least one transparent graphic image, wherein each graphic image, wherein each graphic image is a non-printing alpha-numeric character on a non-printing background;
getting a respective transparent graphic image for each alpha-numeric character when the no print feature is desired; and
generating a web page comprising background relative to the color of said respective alpha-numeric character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program storage medium readable by a computer system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process of displaying at least one alpha-numeric character, also identified as a character set, of a web page, wherein said at least one alpha-numeric character will not print on a printer, said computer process comprising the steps of:
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generating at least one transparent graphic image, wherein each graphic image is a non-printing alpha-numeric character on a non-printing background;
getting a respective transparent graphic image for each alpha-numeric character when the no print feature is desired; and
generating a web page comprising each of said transparent graphic images, wherein said web page has a contrasting background relative to the color of said respective alpha-numeric character. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of displaying at least one alpha-numeric character, also identified as a character set, of a web page, wherein said at least one alpha-numeric character will not print on a printer, said method comprising the steps of:
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means for generating at least one transparent graphic image, wherein each graphic image is a non-printing alpha-numeric character on a non-printing background;
means for getting a respective transparent graphic image for each alpha-numeric character when the no print feature is desired; and
means for generating a web page comprising each of said transparent graphic images, wherein said web page has a contrasting background relative to the color of said respective alpha-numeric character. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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