Patent ID: 7460252

Claim:
A method for adding at least one special effect to the output media of a computer output device adapted to receive an input byte stream, said method comprising the steps of: a) identifying at least one byte string to act as a trigger for adding said at least one special effect to said output media; b) determining when said at least one byte string occurs in said input byte stream to said computer output device; and c) adding said at least one special effect to said output media in response to said at least one byte string, wherein said step of adding said at least one special effect to said output media comprises: i) inserting a predefined portion of said input byte stream into a stored graphic for printing; ii) merging a redefined portion of said input byte stream into a stored graphic for printing; iii) inserting a graphic into a predefined portion of said input byte stream for printing; iv) merging a graphic into a predefined portion of said input byte stream for printing; v) replacing a predefined portion of said input byte stream with a stored logo for printing; or vi) eliminating at least a portion of said predetermined input byte stream and merging a stored graphic with a remainder of said predetermined input byre for printing.