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Patent US7528976 - Stand alone printer with hardware/software interfaces for sharing multimedia ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA printing system for time-based data enables the printing of time-based media by sharing processing resources on a printer and on an external media processing system such as an external service, for example, a web service. The media processing may similarly be shared, as determined by a resource allocation...http://www.google.com/patents/US7528976?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7528976 - Stand alone printer with hardware/software interfaces for sharing multimedia processingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7528976 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/813,847Publication dateMay 5, 2009Filing dateMar 30, 2004Priority dateSep 25, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1655141A, CN100409228C, US20050071519Publication number10813847, 813847, US 7528976 B2, US 7528976B2, US-B2-7528976, US7528976 B2, US7528976B2InventorsPeter E. Hart, Jonathan J. Hull, Jamey Graham, Kurt W. PiersolOriginal AssigneeRicoh Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (115), Non-Patent Citations (58), Referenced by (6), Classifications (21), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetStand alone printer with hardware/software interfaces for sharing multimedia processingUS 7528976 B2Abstract A printing system for time-based data enables the printing of time-based media by sharing processing resources on a printer and on an external media processing system such as an external service, for example, a web service. The media processing may similarly be shared, as determined by a resource allocation module, between the printer and an external media processing system coupled via a communication interface to the printer or via a network. An example of such an external media processing system is an external device such as a personal computer or an external service such as a web service. A stand-alone version of the printer with embedded time based data in multiple media is described with a display and user interface so that a user can walk up to the printer and perform multimedia processing at the printer. The stand alone version has a network connection or other communication interface so that an external service or device can interface directly with the printer in performing media processing or a user can interface with the external service or device directly through the printer.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of the following provisional patent applications, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety: U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/506,206, filed Sep. 25, 2003 entitled �Printer Driver, Interface and Method for Selecting and Printing Representations of Audio, Video or Processed Information;� U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/506,263, filed Sep. 25, 2003 entitled �Systems and Methods for Printing Audio or Video Paper;� U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/506,302, filed Sep. 25, 2003 entitled �Printer Including Interface and Specialized Information Processing Capabilities;� U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/506,303, filed Sep. 25, 2003 entitled �Printer Including One or More Specialized Hardware Devices;� and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/506,411, filed Sep. 25, 2003 entitled �Printer for Non-Paper and Multiple Media Types.� This application is also related to the following co-pending patent applications, each of which is incorporated by reference: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,700 entitled, �Printer User Interface,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,500 entitled, �User Interface for Networked Printer,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,845 entitled, �Stand Alone Multimedia Printer with User Interface for Allocating Processing,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,932 entitled, �Printer with Hardware and Software Interfaces for Media Devices� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,751 entitled, �Networked Printer with Hardware and Software Interfaces for Peripheral Devices,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,842 entitled, �Printer with Multimedia Server,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,841 entitled, �Multimedia Output Device Having Embedded Encryption Functionality,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/813,946 entitled, �Printer with Audio/Video Localization,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/813,849 entitled, �Music Processing Printer,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/813,846 entitled, �Printer With Audio or Video Receiver, Recorder, and Real-Time Content-Based Processing Logic,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,944 entitled, �Multimedia Print Driver Dialog Interfaces,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/813,950 entitled, �Printing System With Embedded Audio/Video Content Recognition and Processing,� filed Mar. 30, 2004. This application further incorporates by reference in their entirety the following co-pending patent applications (hereinafter, �the Video Paper patent applications�): U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,844 entitled, �Printable Representations for Time-based Media,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. application Ser. No. 10/001,895, filed Nov. 19, 2001; U.S. application Ser. No. 10/001,849, filed Nov. 19, 2001; U.S. application Ser. No. 10/001,893, filed Nov. 19, 2001; U.S. application Ser. No. 10/001,894, filed Nov. 19, 2001; U.S. application Ser. No. 10/001,891, filed Nov. 19, 2001; U.S. application Ser. No. 10/175,540, filed Jun. 18, 2002; and U.S. application Ser. No. 10/645,821, filed Aug. 20, 2003.
Additionally, these printers are fundamentally limited in their ability to take in contents from external media devices such as video cameras and cellular phones and process the data to create a useable record. For example, it is standard technology for a printer to produce images of static text, pictures, or a combination of the two. However, creating multimedia output from an external device typically involves several disparate steps, each potentially requiring considerable effort. Oftentimes, a user will have to convert and transfer a multimedia data in different stages to different devices�for instance transferring a video clip from a video camera, then into a summary file containing excerpts of the video file, then to a memory or output device. While the processing of a multimedia file from an external device commonly involves the same repeated tasks, these tasks are not automated. In addition, because the multimedia data from an external device are typically not printed to a paper document, they are difficult to incorporate into the existing paper-based workflow by which most offices function.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To satisfy the needs unmet by conventional printers, a system for printing time-based data in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises a media processing system residing at least in part on a networked multimedia printer and at least in part on an external media processing system. In a typical hardware configuration, a multimedia printer comprises a housing, for example a chassis, for supporting a print engine that produces a paper or other printed output and one or more electronic devices that produce a related electronic output. The printed and electronic outputs provide improved representations of the time-based media over that of a conventional paper printer.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for printing time-based data in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a high-level diagram of one embodiment of a system for printing time based data, which includes a multimedia processing printer 100 communicatively coupled to an external service 160 and a network device 170 via at least one network 155. Examples of networks 155 are the Internet or an internal network of a company, organization or enterprise. In this embodiment, printer 100 includes within or physically attached to a housing 102 (e.g. a chassis) a media interface 105, a user interface 110, a printed output system 115, an electronic output system 120, and a media processing system 125. Capable of receiving and sending time-based media 151, the media interface 105 can take a variety of forms and may include one or more devices that can receive and/or send media data or create media data by observing a media event. In one embodiment, the user interface 110 includes a display system, one or more user input devices (e.g. a pointing device, a keyboard or a keypad), software for processing input, and software for displaying output. The user interface 110 can also include other sensory output devices, for example, a speaker and a display. In one example, the display is embedded on the housing 102 for viewing. In another example, it is attached via a physical coupling to the printer 100. This allows for it to be wall mounted for example. In either example of an embedded or attached display, the display can also have a full-size screen. The user interface 110 may include any number of embodiments described in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,700 entitled, �Printer User Interface,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,500 entitled, �User Interface for Networked Printer,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,845 entitled, �Stand Alone Multimedia Printer with User Interface for Allocating Processing,� filed Mar. 30, 2004; which applications have all been incorporated by reference in their entirety. In one embodiment, the user interface 110 allows a user to make selections about the processing of media and/or about the format or destination of the printed 175 or electronic outputs 190. Similarly, the printed output system 115 and the electronic output system 120 can take a variety of forms and may each include one or more devices that can produce, respectively, a printed output 175 or an electronic output 190. Each of the interfaces for inputting and outputting are accessible via the housing 102.
The printer 100 further includes a network interface 150, functionally coupled to the media processing system 125. The network interface 150 allows the printer 100 to communicate with other electronic devices, such as network device 170 and external service 160. In one example, the network interface 150 supports a broadband connection. In one embodiment, the network device 170 is a computer system, such as a personal computer. Beneficially, the network device 170 includes processing capability for performing any desired processing on the media data. In this way, the network device 170 can relieve the printer 100 of some of the processing load required to produce printed 175 and electronic outputs 190 from the time-based media. In one embodiment, the network device 170 includes a user interface 180 that allows a user to make selections about the processing of the media and/or about the format or destination of the printed 175 or electronic outputs 190. In other embodiments, the user interface 180 can be located on another attached device or on the printer 100 itself. The user interface 180 may include a display system, software for communicating with an attached display, or any number of embodiments described in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,500 entitled, �User Interface for Networked Printer,� filed Mar. 30, 2004, which application has been incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Consider an example in which the multimedia database 116 includes a music catalog, or a video database, or a movie database or a digital photo catalog, or a combination of one or more of these media types. The user interface 110 displays a print dialog box on the display (e.g. display 545) which presents the user with a list of the songs, a list of video recordings, a list of movies or a list of photos, resident in the printer 100 or accessible to it via an external service 160 or external device 170. The user can chose to �print� any of those songs, videos, movies or photos. Responsive to input indicating a content selection, if previewing is a feature of the printer, and user input indicates 215 previewing is requested, the content selection is provided 225 in the sensual form appropriate to its type. For example, if a song is selected and previewing is requested, a digital version of the song is retrieved from the database 116, converted from digital to analog form (e.g A/D 335) and played through a speaker system 330 for the user. In a similar fashion, the media processing system 125 can cause a video to be displayed, or a preview version of it to be displayed, on an embedded or attached video display 535. Similarly, a selected photo forwarded from a web server of an external service 160 can be previewed and displayed on the web page display 545. In another example, the database is communicatively coupled to an internal database (e.g. of company recorded meetings). Additionally, in the example of an embedded digital photo catalog, a user can select pictures for printing or generate an index document of photos without having to turn on a separate computer networked to the printer. For example, if every time a user prints a jpeg image, the printer automatically or under control of the print dialog box, saves a copy of the jpeg on the printer, she can build a personal photo archive and peruse the archive without turning on her desktop computer.
Responsive to user input indicating a preferred print medium, the multimedia server 610 transfers the content selection in a format suitable for that print medium to the suitable printed output system 115 or the electronic output system 120. In the case of the song catalog, examples of the print medium that can be used are a CD or cassette. In the case of a video or a movie, examples of the print medium that can be used are a DVD or videocassette. In the case of the photos, examples of the print medium that can be used are paper or a memory stick. In one example, the database of content selections can be updated through a network interface 150 by downloading from a web site via the web server 110 for instance. Various embodiments of a multifunction printer having multimedia functionality are possible applications for a printer in accordance with embodiments of this invention. A number of specific embodiments for such a printer are described in a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,842 entitled, �Printer with Multimedia Server,� filed Mar. 30, 2004, which application has been incorporated by reference in its entirety.
While various embodiments of a multifunction printer having encryption functionality are possible applications for a printer in accordance with embodiments of this invention. A number of specific embodiments for such a printer are described in a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/814,841 entitled, �Multimedia Output Device Having Embedded Encryption Functionality,� filed Mar. 30, 2004, which application has been incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Various embodiments of a multifunction printer having audio localization and/or video motion detection functionality are possible applications for a printer in accordance with embodiments of this invention. A number of specific embodiments for such a printer are described in a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/813,946 entitled, �Printer with Audio/Video Localization,� filed Mar. 30, 2004, which application has been incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Various other embodiments of a multifunction printer having audio format conversion functionality are possible applications for a printer in accordance with embodiments of this invention. A number of specific embodiments for such a printer are described in a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/813,849 entitled, �Music Processing Printer,� filed Mar. 30, 2004, which application has been incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Various embodiments of a multifunction printer having content-based processing functionality are possible applications for a printer in accordance with embodiments of this invention. A number of specific embodiments for such a printer are described in a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/813,846 entitled, �Printer With Audio or Video Receiver, Recorder, and Real-Time Content-Based Processing Logic,� filed Mar. 30, 2004, which application has been incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Various embodiments of a multifunction printer having audio/video content recognition and processing functionality are possible applications for a printer in accordance with embodiments of this invention. A number of specific embodiments for such a printer are described in a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/813,950 entitled, �Printing System With Embedded Audio/Video Content Recognition and Processing,� filed Mar. 30, 2004, which application has been incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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