Method of digitally processing and printing a page of an interactive document
First Claim
1. A method of digitally processing and printing a page of an interactive document, said printed page comprising printed graphical information and printed coded data, said coded data being indicative of a page identity and of a plurality of locations on said page, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining a unique page identity for said page in a computer system;
(b) determining a page description for said page in said computer system, said page description comprising a description of said graphical information and a description of an interactive element on said page;
(c) associating said page identity with said description of the interactive element;
(d) generating first dot data for said coded data using said page identity;
(e) generating second dot data for said graphical information using at least part of said page description; and
(f) printing said page onto a substrate using a printer, wherein at least steps (a) and (b) are performed before printing said page.
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Abstract
A method of digitally processing and printing a page of an interactive document is provided. The printed page comprises printed graphical information and printed coded data, the coded data being indicative of a page identity and of a plurality of locations on the page. The method comprises the steps of: (a) determining a unique page identity for the page in a computer system; (b) determining a page description for the page in the computer system, the page description comprising a description of the graphical information and a description of an interactive element on the page; (c) associating the page identity with the description of the interactive element; (d) generating first dot data for the coded data using the page identity; (e) generating second dot data for the graphical information using the page description; and (f) printing said page onto a substrate using a printer. At least steps (a) and (b) are performed before printing the page.
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1. A method of digitally processing and printing a page of an interactive document, said printed page comprising printed graphical information and printed coded data, said coded data being indicative of a page identity and of a plurality of locations on said page, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a unique page identity for said page in a computer system; (b) determining a page description for said page in said computer system, said page description comprising a description of said graphical information and a description of an interactive element on said page; (c) associating said page identity with said description of the interactive element; (d) generating first dot data for said coded data using said page identity; (e) generating second dot data for said graphical information using at least part of said page description; and (f) printing said page onto a substrate using a printer, wherein at least steps (a) and (b) are performed before printing said page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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