Patent ID: 7821666
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of printing a pre-printed form on a plain paper printer, comprising: obtaining, by a computer, a data code file generated by a legacy application, said data code file representing an output of the legacy application in text and blank spaces, wherein the legacy application generates the data code file configured for printing directly onto a preprinted paper form, the data code file comprising a predefined format associated with the legacy application; identifying, by the computer, a selected one of a plurality of form code files associated with the data code file based on the output of the legacy application represented in the data code file, each one of the plurality of form code files specifying a corresponding one of plural types of forms, each of the plural types of forms comprising at least one of preprinted text, lines, boxes and logos; merging, by the computer, the data code file generated by the legacy application with the identified form code file to form a merged file, and sending the merged file for printing using a plain paper printer, wherein each of said data code file and said identified form code file comprise instructions in a page description language and wherein said merging is implemented by a printer backend program in the computer to create the merged file.