System and method for identifying attributes of a printed image

• US 8,014,023 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2003
• Issued: 09/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Moffatt, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Haskins; Twyler L
• Assistant Examiner(s): RODRIGUEZ, LENNIN R
• Application Number:
  US10/464,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20040257593A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,002 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.9, 358 111- 118, 707/10, 707/103.R, 348/222.1, 382/261, 400/88, 715/255
• US Class Current: 358/1.9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1258 by updating job settings at the printer

Abstract

Memorializing a printed image, including detecting at least one attribute associated with the originally printed image, the attribute identifying a user-selectable feature on a print device, generating an image attribute tag after a request to print has been communicated to the print device, the image attribute tag including a description of the detected attribute, and printing the image attribute tag.

Claims

1. A method for memorializing a printed image, the method comprising:

automatically detecting at least one attribute associated with the printed image using a computer, the attribute identifying a user-selectable feature for a print device;

using the computer to generate an image attribute tag after a request to print has been communicated to the print device, the image attribute tag including a description of the detected attribute associated with the request to print;

determining that a print tag option is selected such that the image attribute tag is printed only when the print tag option is selected; and

printing the printed image such that the printed image and the image attribute tag are printed together based on the request to print.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the request to print, the step of detecting the request performed before the step of detecting the attribute.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating further comprises generating a textual formatted image attribute tag at least describing the attribute so that a user can understand the attribute upon viewing the description included on the printed image attribute tag.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting further comprises detecting at least one attribute parameter associated with the attribute.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein generating further includes generating a textual formatted image attribute tag at least describing the attribute parameter so that a user can understand the attribute parameter upon viewing the description included on the printed image attribute tag.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the attribute parameter comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a color used in printing the printed image, a tone used in printing the printed image, a paper size used in printing the printed image, an image scale factor used in printing the printed image, an orientation used in printing the printed image, a media type used in printing the printed image, and a paper size used in printing the printed image, an image rotation of the printed image, a print quality of the printed image, a duplex printing of the printed image, a paper order of the printed image, a halftoning of the printed image, at least one PostScript command associated with of the printed image, a color correction settings used in printing of the printed image, a paper tray used in printing of the printed image, a mirror mage printing of the printed image, a status of a paper cutter, at least one margin used in printing of the printed image.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second attribute, the second attribute corresponding to information corresponding to printing of the print device; and

generating the image attribute tag that further includes the second attribute.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein detecting further comprises detecting at least one second attribute parameter associated with the second attribute.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the second attribute parameter comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a name of the print device, a model number name of the print device, an address of the print device, a print date, a cost, a location of the print device and a name of a user, a name of a person operating the print device, an organization name and a phone number.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second attribute, the second attribute corresponding to data associated with the printed image when in an electronic data format; and

generating the image attribute tag that further includes the second attribute.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein detecting further comprises detecting at least one second attribute parameter associated with the second attribute.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second attribute parameter comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a file name of the printed image, a location of the printed image and a date of creation of the printed image.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that a save tag option is selected such that the image attribute tag is electronically saved into a memory; and

saving the image attribute tag only when the save tag option is selected.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the printed image attribute tag associated with the printed image;

setting at least one selectable feature of a second print device based on the printed image attribute tag, the selectable feature corresponding to the attribute; and

printing an image with the second print device using the selectable feature corresponding to the attribute, the image corresponding to a re-printing of the printed image.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving the printed image in an electronic data format.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising copying the printed image in a hard-copy format.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

detecting at least one second attribute associated with the selectable feature;

generating a second image attribute tag after a request to print has been communicated to the second print device, the second image attribute tag including a description of the detected second attribute; and

printing the second image attribute tag with the re-printing of the printed image.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

selecting a save tag option such that the second image attribute tag is electronically saved into a memory; and

saving the second image attribute tag only when the save tag option is selected.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the image attribute tag comprises a textual description of the at least one attribute corresponding to the user-selectable feature of the print device specified during printing of the printed image.