Patent ID: 6728000
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B41J,B42C,B42P,B65H,G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of printing a document from a computer including the following steps:(a) transmitting instructions for printing the document from the computer to a printer; (b) printing the document on the printer in accordance with the instructions received from the computer; and (c) printing on the document coded data indicative of an identity of the document and a plurality of reference points on the document; wherein the coded data is printed on the document in a form which can be read by an optical sensing device to identify a location of the optical sensing device relative to the document and wherein a copy of the document may be requested by directing the optical sensing device towards a zone on the document, which causes the optical sensing device to sense coded data on the document and transmit a message to the printer, or to a computer system operatively connected to the printer, which in turn causes the printer to print a copy of the document.