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System for retrieving and printing network documents

  • US 6,938,202 B1
  • Filed: 12/17/1999
  • Issued: 08/30/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A control method for controlling a printer for providing print-by-reference functionality to a web browser, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a web page from a printer'"'"'s embedded web server to the web browser;

    receiving a URL entered into the provided web page by the web browser;

    creating a remote browsing web page based on contents of a website corresponding to the entered URL, the remote browsing web page including hypertext links;

    selecting a hypertext link from the remote browsing web page;

    issuing a directory access command corresponding to the selected hypertext link, wherein, if the command fails, the printer retrieves a document corresponding to the selected hypertext link from the website on the Internet, and wherein, if the command succeeds, a new web page is created having hypertext links;

    if the issuance of the directory access command was successful, selecting a hypertext link from the new web page;

    the printer retrieving a document to be printed corresponding to the hypertext link selected from the new web page from a website on the Internet; and

    the printer automatically printing the retrieved document.

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