Patent ID: 7383494
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A processor-implemented method for generating a confirmation sheet in response to transmitting a plurality of pages of a document, comprising: generating a plurality of thumbnail images, each thumbnail image generated from one of the plurality of pages of the document; incorporating the generated plurality of thumbnail images into the confirmation sheet; generating a first identifier associated with each of the plurality of thumbnail images on the confirmation sheet such that the confirmation sheet includes a plurality of first identifiers, each of the first identifiers identifies a specific page from among the plurality of pages of the document from which the associated thumbnail image was generated; and generating an information portion separate from the first identifiers, the information portion including an alphanumeric list of the pages associated with the thumbnails that are selected for inclusion in the confirmation sheet, the list disposed in only one location on the confirmation sheet within the information portion; and outputting the confirmation sheet with the plurality of generated thumbnail images, the list and first identifiers, wherein the information portion and the list do not include the plurality of thumbnail images; and when less than all of the plurality of pages of the document are selected for generation of thumbnail images, the list identifies only the specific pages for which thumbnail images are generated.