Printing system, apparatus and method for automatically printing records of electronic transactions
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1. A method for automatically printing a hard copy of transaction information, said method comprising:
- (a) communicating electronically with a supplier-side computer via the Internet from a user side through a web browser at a user-side computer to conduct an electronic commerce transaction;
(b) monitoring the electronic communication conducted via the Internet in (a), to identify automatically a selected aspect of information regarding the electronic commerce transaction, including at least one of a confirmation number, password and invoice information;
(c) extracting electronic commerce information from the electronic communication conducted via the Internet in (a), and automatically generating, without a need for user action specifying, a print request including the extracted electronic commerce information; and
(d) automatically sending said print request to a user-side printing apparatus, the user-side printing apparatus prints the print job including the electronic commerce information extracted from the electronic communication conducted via the Internet in (a).
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically printing a hard copy of transaction information relating to a transaction conducted electronically between a user-side and a supplier side. A control apparatus performs an operation of identifying a selected aspect of information regarding the electronic transaction to thereby generate a print apparatus which is sent to a printing apparatus which prints transaction information in response to said print request. In addition, a printer for use with the method and system is provided.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for automatically printing a hard copy of transaction information, said method comprising:
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(a) communicating electronically with a supplier-side computer via the Internet from a user side through a web browser at a user-side computer to conduct an electronic commerce transaction; (b) monitoring the electronic communication conducted via the Internet in (a), to identify automatically a selected aspect of information regarding the electronic commerce transaction, including at least one of a confirmation number, password and invoice information; (c) extracting electronic commerce information from the electronic communication conducted via the Internet in (a), and automatically generating, without a need for user action specifying, a print request including the extracted electronic commerce information; and (d) automatically sending said print request to a user-side printing apparatus, the user-side printing apparatus prints the print job including the electronic commerce information extracted from the electronic communication conducted via the Internet in (a). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for automatically printing a hard copy of transaction information, said method comprising:
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(a) communicating electronically with a supplier-side computer via the Internet from a user side through a web browser at a user-side computer to conduct an electronic commerce transaction; (b) monitoring the electronic communication conducted via the Interact in (a), to identify automatically a selected aspect of information regarding the electronic commerce transaction, including at least one of a confirmation number, password and invoice information; (c) extracting electronic commerce information from the electronic communication conducted via the Interact in (a), and automatically generating, without a need for user action specifying, a print request including the extracted electronic commerce information; and (d) automatically sending said print request via a local area network to a user-side printing apparatus, the user-side printing apparatus prints the print job including the electronic commerce information extracted from the electronic communication conducted via the Interact in (a). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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