Method of printing document copies
First Claim
1. A method of enabling a user to obtain a printed copy of a document previously printed by a user, the method including:
- maintaining a history list in a computer system of documents previously printed by users;
receiving a request from a sensing device for a list of documents previously printed by the user, the user being identified by means of the sensing device from which the request is received;
printing on a printer of the computer system the list document, the list document including at least one history item from the history list and a user interface element associated with each history item, the user interface element being printed coded data;
receiving, in the computer system, request data from the sensing device, the request data resulting from the sensing device sensing the coded data of one of the user interface elements on the list document;
retrieving the document corresponding to the history item associated with the user interface element via the computer system; and
printing the document.
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Abstract
A method of enabling a user to obtain a printed copy of a document previously printed by the user is provided. A history list of documents previously printed by the user is maintained. A list document is printed at a printer. The list document includes history items from the history list and a user interface element associated with each history item. The user interface element allows the user to indicate a request for a copy of a previously printed document associated with the history item by sensing the interface element in the printed list document using a sensing device. When request data is received from the sensing device, the copy is retrieved and printed.
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1. A method of enabling a user to obtain a printed copy of a document previously printed by a user, the method including:
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maintaining a history list in a computer system of documents previously printed by users; receiving a request from a sensing device for a list of documents previously printed by the user, the user being identified by means of the sensing device from which the request is received; printing on a printer of the computer system the list document, the list document including at least one history item from the history list and a user interface element associated with each history item, the user interface element being printed coded data; receiving, in the computer system, request data from the sensing device, the request data resulting from the sensing device sensing the coded data of one of the user interface elements on the list document; retrieving the document corresponding to the history item associated with the user interface element via the computer system; and printing the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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