Methods and apparatus for creating customized messages for printing on a transaction slip
First Claim
1. A method for creating a customized message for printing on a transaction slip, comprising:
- providing at least one template for said message, said template corresponding to a layout of said transaction slip;
providing a menu of graphic files;
enabling the selection and input of one of said graphic files into a graphic section of said at least one template;
enabling the input of header text for a message header into a header section of said at least one template;
enabling the input of message text for a message body into a text section of said at least one template; and
combining each graphic file, header text and message text that has been input into respective sections of the at least one template into a printable message.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for creating customized messages for printing on a transaction slip. A user interface is provided for creating a customized message for printing on the slip. At least one template for the message is provided. The template(s) corresponds to a layout of the transaction slip. A selection tool is enables the selection of a graphic from a menu of graphics files and inputting the graphic, if selected, into a graphic section of the at least one template. A header section of the at least one template is adapted to accept header text input for a message header. A text section of the at least one template is adapted to accept message text input for a message body. Each graphic file, header text and message text that has been input into respective sections of the at least one template are combined into a printable message.
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1. A method for creating a customized message for printing on a transaction slip, comprising:
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providing at least one template for said message, said template corresponding to a layout of said transaction slip;
providing a menu of graphic files;
enabling the selection and input of one of said graphic files into a graphic section of said at least one template;
enabling the input of header text for a message header into a header section of said at least one template;
enabling the input of message text for a message body into a text section of said at least one template; and
combining each graphic file, header text and message text that has been input into respective sections of the at least one template into a printable message. - 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)
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25. A user interface for creating a customized message for printing on a transaction slip, comprising:
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at least one template for said message, said template corresponding to a layout of said transaction slip;
a menu of graphic files;
a selection tool for enabling the selection of a graphic from said graphics files and inputting the graphic, if selected, into a graphic section of said at least one template;
a header section of said at least one template adapted to accept header text input for a message header;
a text section of said at least one template adapted to accept message text input for a message body; and
means for combining each graphic file, header text and message text that has been input into respective sections of the at least one template into a printable message. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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