Method of generating printed interactive document
First Claim
1. A method of generating a printed interactive document, said document comprising graphical information for a user and coded data identifying the document and a plurality of locations on the document, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) allocating and recording a document identity in a computer system;
(b) determining a page description for the document in the computer system, said page description comprising a description of graphical information and a description of an interactive element which includes a zone of the interactive element on the document;
(c) associating the document identity with the page description in the computer system;
(d) sending at least part of the page description and the document identity to a printer networked with the computer system,thereby enabling the printer to generate the coded data and print the document onto a substrate.
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Abstract
A method of generating a printed interactive document is provided. The document comprises graphical information for a user and a plurality of tags. Each tag contains coded data identifying the document and a location of that tag on the document. The method comprises the steps of: (a) allocating and recording a document identity in a computer system; (b) determining a page description for the document in the computer system, said page description comprising a description of graphical information and a description of an interactive element which includes a zone of the interactive element on the document; (c) associating the document identity with the page description in the computer system; and (d) sending at least part of the page description and the document identity to a printer networked with the computer system. The method enables the printer to generate the tags and print the document onto a substrate.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of generating a printed interactive document, said document comprising graphical information for a user and coded data identifying the document and a plurality of locations on the document, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) allocating and recording a document identity in a computer system; (b) determining a page description for the document in the computer system, said page description comprising a description of graphical information and a description of an interactive element which includes a zone of the interactive element on the document; (c) associating the document identity with the page description in the computer system; (d) sending at least part of the page description and the document identity to a printer networked with the computer system, thereby enabling the printer to generate the coded data and print the document onto a substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for generating a printed interactive document, said document comprising graphical information for a user and coded data identifying the document and a plurality of locations on the document, said system comprising a computer system configured for:
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(a) allocating and recording a document identity; (b) determining a page description for the document, said page description comprising a description of graphical information and a description of an interactive element which includes a zone of the interactive element on the document; (c) associating the document identity with the page description; (d) sending at least part of the page description and the document identity to a printer networked with the computer system, thereby enabling the printer to generate the coded data and print the document onto a substrate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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