User interface for networked printer
First Claim
1. A system for printing time-based media data, the system comprising:
- a user interface for receiving user input, the user input specifying a multimedia function to perform on the time-based media and specifying a distribution of processing power for carrying out the specified multimedia function, wherein carrying out the specified multimedia function includes selecting a range of the time-based media;
a printer, communicatively coupled to the user interface, the printer adapted to perform a first amount of processing satisfying the distribution of processing power indicated by the received user input, and to output an instruction to perform a second amount of processing satisfying the distribution of processing power indicated by the received user input; and
a processing device adapted to receive the instruction from the printer and perform the second amount of processing in response to the instruction from the printer.
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Abstract
A multifunction printer enables the printing of time-based media and is operated via a user interface. The user interface includes a touch screen for accepting command inputs and providing information to a user. Time-based media data is received by the printer from a media source specified via the user interface. A user specifies one or more multimedia processing functions for the printer to apply to the data. The printer performs the specified functions, and previews the output to the user via a display of the user interface. If the user decides to print the previewed output, the user specifies one or more output devices, such that the printer can print conventional printed output and/or to a specified electronic output.
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118 Claims
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1. A system for printing time-based media data, the system comprising:
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a user interface for receiving user input, the user input specifying a multimedia function to perform on the time-based media and specifying a distribution of processing power for carrying out the specified multimedia function, wherein carrying out the specified multimedia function includes selecting a range of the time-based media; a printer, communicatively coupled to the user interface, the printer adapted to perform a first amount of processing satisfying the distribution of processing power indicated by the received user input, and to output an instruction to perform a second amount of processing satisfying the distribution of processing power indicated by the received user input; and a processing device adapted to receive the instruction from the printer and perform the second amount of processing in response to the instruction from the printer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A method for printing time-based media, the method comprising:
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receiving time-based media data from a media source; receiving user input, the user input specifying a multimedia function to perform on the time-based media and specifying a distribution of processing power between a printer and a processing device to carry out the specified multimedia function, wherein carrying out the specified multimedia function includes selecting a range of the time-based media; determining a first portion of the processing to be allocated to the printer and a second portion of the processing to be allocated to the processing device satisfying the distribution of processing power specified by the user input; allocating the determined processing portions to the printer and the processing device based on the distribution of processing power specified by the user input; performing, by the printer, the allocated first portion of processing to carry out the specified multimedia function; performing, by the processing device, the allocated second portion of processing to carry out the specified multimedia function; producing a printed output comprising a first representation the processed time-based media data; and producing an electronic output comprising a second representation of the processed time-based media data. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118)
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