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1. A printing method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving print stream data at a printer;
detecting an external network address in the received print stream data;
obtaining at least one parameter of a document at the external network address;
determining if the at least one parameter meets a predetermined first criteria;
if the at least one parameter meets the first criteria, then retrieving the document from the external network address;
merging the document into the print stream data to form a modified document; and
printing the modified document.
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Abstract
A method, program product, and system for printing, comprising the steps of: receiving data at a printer; detecting an external network address in the received data; obtaining at least one parameter of a document at the external network address; determining if the at least one parameter meets a predetermined first criteria; if the at least one parameter meets the first criteria, then retrieving the document from the external network address; and printing the document.
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22 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 an external network address in the received print stream data; obtaining at least one parameter of a document at the external network address; determining if the at least one parameter meets a predetermined first criteria; if the at least one parameter meets the first criteria, then retrieving the document from the external network address; merging the document into 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, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A program product for printing 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; computer code for receiving print stream data at a printer; computer code for detecting an external network address in the received print stream data; computer code for obtaining at least one parameter of a document at the external network address; computer code for determining if the at least one parameter meets a predetermined first criteria; computer code for if the at least one parameter meets the first criteria, then retrieving the document from the external network address; computer code for merging the document with the print steam data and forming a modified document; and computer code for and printing the document.
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21. A system for printing, comprising:
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a component for receiving a print stream data at a printer; a component for detecting an external network address in the received print stream data; a component for obtaining at least one parameter of a document at the external network address; a component for determining if the at least one parameter meets a predetermined first criteria; a component for, if the at least one parameter meets the first criteria, then retrieving the document from the external network address; a component for merging the document with the print stream data to form a modified document; and a component for printing the modified document.
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22. A printing method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving print stream data at a printer; detecting an external network address in the received print stream data; determining a size of a document at the external network address; determining if the size of the document meets a predetermined size criteria; if the determined size meets the size criteria, then retrieving the document from the external network address; merging the document into the print stream data to form a modified document; and printing the modified document.
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