Device for generating a multimedia paper document
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of generating, using an output device, a multimedia paper document for a multimedia document storing multimedia information, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the output device, a first signal comprising a printable representation of multimedia information stored by the multimedia document to generate a multimedia paper document for the multimedia document;
generating, according to the printable representation included in the first signal, the multimedia paper document for the multimedia document using the output device;
storing the multimedia document corresponding to the printable representation included in the first signal on the output device;
receiving, at the output device, a second signal from a user device requesting a first portion of the multimedia document, the second signal comprising information indicating selection of a first user-selectable identifier from one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the multimedia paper document; and
responsive to the second signal, communicating the first portion of the multimedia document stored by the output device from the output device to the user device;
wherein communicating the first portion of multimedia document comprises;
identifying a portion of the multimedia document stored by the output device corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier, andcommunicating the portion of the multimedia document corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier from the output device to the user device.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Techniques for generating a printable representation of multimedia information that can be printed on a paper medium to provide a paper-based interface for the multimedia information. An output device is configured to print the printable representation of multimedia information on a paper medium to generate a multimedia paper document. The multimedia information for which the multimedia paper document is generated in stored on the output device.
205 Citations
48 Claims
-
1. A method of generating, using an output device, a multimedia paper document for a multimedia document storing multimedia information, the method comprising:
-
receiving, at the output device, a first signal comprising a printable representation of multimedia information stored by the multimedia document to generate a multimedia paper document for the multimedia document; generating, according to the printable representation included in the first signal, the multimedia paper document for the multimedia document using the output device; storing the multimedia document corresponding to the printable representation included in the first signal on the output device; receiving, at the output device, a second signal from a user device requesting a first portion of the multimedia document, the second signal comprising information indicating selection of a first user-selectable identifier from one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the multimedia paper document; and responsive to the second signal, communicating the first portion of the multimedia document stored by the output device from the output device to the user device; wherein communicating the first portion of multimedia document comprises; identifying a portion of the multimedia document stored by the output device corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier, and communicating the portion of the multimedia document corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier from the output device to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. In a system comprising a multimedia information source coupled to an output device, a method of generating a multimedia paper document for multimedia information, the method comprising:
-
receiving, at the output device, multimedia information from the multimedia information source; generating, at the output device, a printable representation of the multimedia information received from the multimedia information source; printing the printable representation of the multimedia information on a paper medium to generate the multimedia paper document; storing the multimedia information, corresponding to the printable representation, received from the multimedia information source on the output device; receiving, at the output device, a signal from a user device requesting a first portion of the multimedia information, the signal indicating selection of a user-selectable identifier from one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the multimedia paper document; and responsive to the signal, identifying a portion of the multimedia information stored by the output device corresponding to the user-selectable identifier and communicating the portion of the multimedia information corresponding to the user-selectable identifier from the output device to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
-
-
14. In a system comprising a multimedia information source coupled to an output device, a method of generating a multimedia paper document for multimedia information, the method comprising:
-
receiving, at the output device, a printable representation of the multimedia information from the multimedia information source; generating, at the output device, the multimedia paper document for the multimedia information based upon the printable representation received by the output device from the multimedia information source; storing the multimedia information, corresponding to the printable representation received from the multimedia information source, on the output device; receiving, at the output device, a first signal from a user device requesting a first portion of the multimedia information, the first signal comprising information indicating selection of a user-selectable identifier from one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the multimedia paper document; and responsive to the first signal, communicating the first portion of the multimedia information from the output device to the user device; wherein communicating the first portion of multimedia information comprises; identifying a portion of the multimedia information stored by the output device corresponding to the user-selectable identifier; and communicating the portion of the multimedia information corresponding to the user-selectable identifier from the output device to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
-
-
17. An output device for generating a multimedia paper document for a multimedia document storing multimedia information, the output device comprising:
-
a communication module configured to receive a first signal comprising a printable representation of multimedia information stored by the multimedia document to generate a multimedia paper document for the multimedia document; a processor; a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store a plurality of code modules for execution by the processor, the plurality of code modules comprising a code module for accessing the printable representation of multimedia information included in the first signal, a code module for generating, according to the printable representation of multimedia information included in the first signal, the multimedia paper document for the multimedia document, the memory configured to store the multimedia document corresponding to the printable representation of the multimedia information included in the first signal; and a print module configured to print the printable representation of multimedia information on a paper medium to generate the multimedia paper document. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
27. A system for generating a multimedia paper document for multimedia information, the system comprising:
-
a multimedia information source; and an output device coupled to the multimedia information source, wherein the output device is configured to; receive multimedia information from the multimedia information source; generate printable representation of the multimedia information received from the multimedia information source; print the printable representation of the multimedia information on a paper medium to generate the multimedia paper document; store the multimedia information, corresponding to the printable representation, received from the multimedia information source on the output device; receive, at the output device, a signal from a user device requesting a first portion of the multimedia information, the signal indicating selection of a user-selectable identifier from one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the multimedia paper document; identify, responsive to the signal, a portion of the multimedia information stored by the output device corresponding to the user-selectable identifier; and communicate the portion of the multimedia information corresponding to the user-selectable identifier from the output device to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
-
-
30. A system for generating a multimedia paper document for multimedia information, the system comprising:
-
a multimedia information source; and an output device coupled to the multimedia information source, wherein the output device is configured to; receive a printable representation of the multimedia information from the multimedia information source for which the multimedia paper document is to be generated; generate the multimedia paper document for the multimedia information based upon the printable representation received from the multimedia information source; store the multimedia information, corresponding to the printable representation, received from the multimedia information source on the output device; receive a first signal from a user device requesting a portion of the multimedia information, the first signal comprising information indicating selection of a user-selectable identifier from one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the multimedia paper document; identify a portion of the multimedia information stored by the output device corresponding to the user-selectable identifier; and responsive to the first signal, communicate the portion of the multimedia information corresponding to the user-selectable identifier from the output device to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
-
-
33. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for generating a multimedia paper document for a multimedia document storing multimedia information, the computer program product comprising:
-
code for receiving, at an output device, a first signal comprising a printable representation of multimedia information stored by the document to generate a ultimedia paper document for the multimedia document, wherein the first signal further comprises the multimedia document for which paper document is to be generated; code for generating, at the output device, the multimedia paper document for the multimedia document according to the printable representation included in the first signal, the code for generating the multimedia paper document including code for printing the printable representation of the multimedia information on a paper medium to generate the multimedia paper document; code for storing the multimedia document, included in the first signal, corresponding to the printable representation include in the first signal on the output device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
-
-
44. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for generating a multimedia paper document for multimedia information, the computer program product comprising:
-
code for receiving, at the output device, multimedia information from the multimedia information source; code for generating, at the output device, a printable representation of the multimedia information received from the multimedia information source; code for printing the printable representation of the multimedia information on a paper medium to generate the multimedia paper document; code for storing the multimedia information, corresponding to the printable representation, received from the multimedia information source on the output device; code for receiving, at the output device, a signal from a user device requesting a first portion of the multimedia information, the signal indicating selection of a user-selectable identifier from one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the multimedia paper document; code for identifying, responsive to the signal, a portion of the multimedia information stored by the output device corresponding to the user-selectable identifier, and code for communicate the portion of the multimedia information corresponding to the user-selectable identifier from the output device to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (45)
-
-
46. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for generating a multimedia paper document for multimedia information, the computer program product comprising:
-
code for receiving, at the output device, a printable representation of the multimedia information from the multimedia information source for which the multimedia paper document is to be generated; code for generating, at the output device, the multimedia paper document for the multimedia information based upon the printable representation received by the output device from the multimedia information source; code for storing the multimedia information, corresponding to the printable representation, received from the multimedia information source on the output device; code for receiving, at the output device, a first signal from a user device requesting a first portion of the multimedia information, the first signal comprising information indicating selection of a user-selectable identifier from one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the multimedia paper document; code for identifying a portion of the multimedia information stored by the output device corresponding to the user-selectable identifier; and
;code responsive to the first signal for communicating the first portion of the multimedia information corresponding to the user-selectable identifier from the output device to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
-
Specification