Direct barcode printing from internet database
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1. A printing method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving print stream data at a printer;
detecting a barcode in the received print stream data;
translating the barcode to an external network address;
sending on the Internet or other external network an access request for a document to the external network address;
retrieving the document from the external network address;
selecting at least one portion of the document retrieved from the external network address;
merging the at least one selection portion of the retrieved document from the network address into a second document, at least part of which is defined by the print stream data, to form a modified document; and
printing the modified document.
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Abstract
A printing method, includes receiving data at a printer; detecting a barcode in the received data; translating the barcode to an external network address; sending on the Internet or other external network an access request for a document to the external network address; retrieving the document from the external network address; and printing the document. In a further aspect of the present invention, the step is provided of printing the document inside a master document.
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24 Claims
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1. A printing method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving print stream data at a printer; detecting a barcode in the received print stream data; translating the barcode to an external network address; sending on the Internet or other external network an access request for a document to the external network address; retrieving the document from the external network address; selecting at least one portion of the document retrieved from the external network address; merging the at least one selection portion of the retrieved document from the network address into a second document, at least part of which is defined by the print stream data, to form a modified document; and printing the modified document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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15. The method as defined in 10, wherein said detecting a barcode step comprises;
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detecting a plurality of barcodes; and
further comprising;determining a URL in each of the plurality of barcodes; sending on the Internet an access request to each of the URL'"'"'s; retrieving a document from each of the URL'"'"'s; merging at least portions of the retrieved documents from the URL'"'"'s with the master document to obtain a merged document; and printing the merged document as the modified document.
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18. A printing method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving print stream data at a printer; detecting a barcode in the received print stream data; translating the barcode to a URL; searching for an Internet access device to access the Internet; sending through the Internet access device an access request for a document to the URL; retrieving to the Internet device the document from the URL; selecting at least one portion of the document retrieved from the URL; merging the at least one selection portion of the document retrieved from the URL into a second document which is at least in part defined by the print stream data to form a modified document; and printing the modified document. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for printing documents, comprising:
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a first component for receiving print stream data at a printer; a second component for detecting a barcode in the received print stream data; a third component for translating the barcode to an external network address; a fourth component for sending on the Internet or other external network an access request for a document to the external network address; a fifth component for retrieving the document from the external network address; and a sixth component for inserting at least part of the retrieved document in another document which is at least in part defined by the print stream data, and for printing the other document after insertion of the at least part of the retrieved document.
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24. A program product for printing documents, comprising:
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a computer readable medium having machine readable program code embodied therein to be executed by a computer, the machine readable program code comprising; first code for receiving print stream data at a printer; second code for detecting a barcode in the received print stream data; third code for translating the barcode to an external network address; fourth code for sending on the Internet or other external network an access request for a document to the external network address; fifth code for retrieving the document from the external network address; sixth code for merging at least a portion of the document with at least a portion of the print steam data and forming a modified document; and seventh code for printing the modified document.
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