XML printer system
First Claim
1. An XML printer system for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, the XML printer system comprising:
- a computer system havinga memory subsystem;
a communication interface;
an XML processor configured to receive the XML input data stream;
a variable data integrator configured to associate XML data contained in the XML input data stream and a format template;
a formatting engine configured to format XML data in the XML input data stream according to a format governed by the format template, wherein said formatting engine formats the associated XML data received from the variable data integrator according to the format governed by the format template;
a rendering engine configured to receive the formatted XML data and generate a printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media, wherein said rendering engine generates the printable representations based on the associated and formatted data.
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Abstract
An XML processing system for use in a barcode printer apparatus includes a computer system operatively coupled to the barcode printer apparatus. The computer system further includes an XML processor configured to receive, parse, and process an XML input data stream and obtain schema identified in the XML data stream from a schema repository. The XML processor validates the XML data stream based upon the schema obtained. Also included is an XSLT processor configured to obtain a stylesheet identified in the XML data stream from a stylesheet repository. The XSLT processor transforms data in the XML input data stream into transformed XML data based upon the stylesheet obtained. Also, an XSLFO processor formats the transformed XML data into formatted XML data based upon XSLFO instructions contained in the stylesheet. A barcode rendering subsystem then receives the formatted XML data and generates a bit map representative of the bar code label. Alternatively, the system includes a SAX processor configured to receive and process the XML input data stream, a ZPL processor configured to receive and process a format template, a variable data integrator configured to develop an association between the XML data contained in the XML input data stream and the format template, a formatting engine configured to format the associated XML data according to a format governed by the format template, and a barcode rendering engine configured to receive the associated and formatted XML data and generate a bit map representative of the bar code label.
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62 Claims
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1. An XML printer system for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, the XML printer system comprising:
a computer system having a memory subsystem; a communication interface; an XML processor configured to receive the XML input data stream; a variable data integrator configured to associate XML data contained in the XML input data stream and a format template; a formatting engine configured to format XML data in the XML input data stream according to a format governed by the format template, wherein said formatting engine formats the associated XML data received from the variable data integrator according to the format governed by the format template; a rendering engine configured to receive the formatted XML data and generate a printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media, wherein said rendering engine generates the printable representations based on the associated and formatted data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, the method comprising:
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receiving the XML input data stream; associating XML data contained in the XML input data stream and a format template; formatting XML data in the XML input data stream according to a format governed by the format template, including formatting the associated XML data according to the format governed by the format template; and generating a printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media, wherein said generating step generates the printable representation based on the associated and formatted data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An XML system for facilitating printing of bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards, or other media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, the XML system comprising:
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a computer system having a memory subsystem; a communication interface operatively coupled to a network; an XML processor having access to the memory subsystem, the XML processor configured to receive the XML input data stream; an extensible stylesheet language transformation (XSLT) processor configured to obtain the stylesheet either from the XML data stream or a stylesheet repository based upon the data in the XML data stream, and further, to transform the data in the XML input data stream based upon the stylesheet; and a rendering subsystem configured to receive the XML input data stream, and/or generate a printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card, other media. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. For use in a printer, an XML processing system comprising:
a computer system operatively coupled to the printer, the computer system further including; an XML processor configured to receive and process an XML input data stream based in part upon a stylesheet comprising at least; a barcode-type foreign object defining communication with the printer or RFID apparatus; and a rendering subsystem configured to receive data resulting from the XML input data stream processed by the XML processor, and use the data to generate a printable bit map representation of at least a portion of a bar code label, tag, ticket, card, or other media. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for generating a bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media, in an XML system adapted based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, the method comprising:
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receiving the XML input data stream; validating at least a portion of the XML input data stream; transforming data in the XML input data stream into transformed XML data; and generating, based in part upon the transformed XML data, a printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for generating a bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media, in an XML system adapted based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, the method comprising:
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processing a stylesheet that either is contained in the XML input data stream or can be retrieved from a stylesheet repository or other external source; identifying from the stylesheet extensible stylesheet language transformation (XSLT) instructions to transform data in the XML input data stream into transformed XML data; identifying from the stylesheet a printer-type instream foreign object for determining whether to generate a printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media; transforming and formatting the data in the XML input data stream to generate the formatted XML data based upon the stylesheet; and based upon the formatted XML data, printing or transmitting for printing, the printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An XML printer system for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, the XML printer system comprising:
a computer system having a memory subsystem; a communication interface; an XML processor configured to receive the XML input data stream; a variable data integrator configured to associate XML data contained in the XML input data stream and a format template; a formatting engine configured to format the associated XML data in the XML input data stream; and a rendering engine configured to receive the formatted XML data and generate a printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media.
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61. A method for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, the method comprising:
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receiving the XML input data stream; associating XML data contained in the XML input data stream and a format template; formatting the associated XML data in the XML input data stream; and generating a printable representation of at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media.
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62. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to receive an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream, associate XML data contained in the XML input data and a format template, format the associated XML data according to a format governed by the format template, and generate a printable representation of a bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media based on the formatted XML data; and a printer apparatus configured to print at least a portion of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media in accordance with the printable representation.
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