Printed document including machine-readable mark including unique identification under which metadata for document is stored in repository

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10296272-B2
Application number	US-201415521861-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2014
Priority date	Oct 31, 2014
Publication date	May 21, 2019
Grant date	May 21, 2019

Abstract

According to an example, print client based marking may include instructing a repository to store metadata related to a document. A machine-readable mark that includes an identification of a location of the metadata may be printed on the document.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for print client based marking, the method comprising:
assessing, by a processor, a document to be printed;
assessing metadata from an application used to interact with the document, wherein the metadata is related to the document;
generating a unique identification for the metadata;
sending, to a repository, the metadata, the unique identification for the metadata, and an instruction to store the metadata in the repository under the unique identification;
determining a machine-readable mark that includes a location address of the repository and the unique identification under which the metadata is stored in the repository;
generating an electronic version of the document that includes the machine-readable mark that includes the location address of the repository and the unique identification under which the metadata is stored in the repository; and
instructing a printing device to print the electronic version of the document to generate a printed document that includes a display of the machine-readable mark that includes the location address of the repository and the unique identification under which the metadata is stored in the repository.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
with an extension into an operating system (OS) related to a component that is to receive the metadata from the application, passing the metadata to the component from the application.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable mark includes a bar code that is scannable by a bar code scanner to determine the metadata from the location in the repository.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
with a passthrough command to pass the metadata to a component that is to receive the metadata from the application without interception by an operating system (OS) related to the component, passing the metadata to the component from the application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata includes at least one of:
information related to an author of the document, and
a geographical location of a component that is to receive the metadata from the application.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
assessing further metadata from an operating system (OS), wherein the further metadata is related to an operation of the OS with respect to the document.

7. A print client based marking engine comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
receive metadata related to a document to be printed from an application based on a passthrough command to pass the metadata to the processor without interception by an operating system (OS);
send, to a repository, the metadata, the unique identification for the metadata, and an instruction to store the metadata in the repository under the unique identification;
generate a machine-readable mark that includes a location address of the repository and the unique identification under which the metadata is stored in the repository;
generate an electronic version of the document that includes the machine-readable mark that includes the location address of the repository and the unique identification under which the metadata is stored in the repository; and
instruct a printing device to print the electronic version of the document to generate a printed document that includes a display of the machine-readable mark that includes the location address of the repository and the unique identification under which the metadata is stored in the repository.

8. The print client based marking engine according to claim 7 , wherein the machine-readable mark includes a stenographic code, micro text, or magnetic ink that is scannable to determine the metadata from the location.

9. The print client based marking engine according to claim 7 , further comprising machine readable instructions to:
with an extension into the OS, pass the metadata to the processor from the application.

10. The print client based marking engine according to claim 7 , further comprising machine readable instructions to:
receive further metadata from the OS, wherein the further metadata is related to an operation of the OS with respect to the document.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions to provide print client based marking, the machine readable instructions, when executed, cause a processor to:
receive, from at least one of an application and an operating system (OS) used to interact with a document, metadata related to the document;
send, to a repository, the metadata, the unique identification for the metadata, and an instruction to store the metadata in the repository under the unique identification;
determine a machine-readable mark that includes a location address of the repository and the unique identification under which the metadata is stored in the repository; and
instruct a printing device to print the machine-readable mark on a document location on the document, the machine-readable mark including the location address of the repository and the unique identification under which the metadata is stored in the repository.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the metadata includes information related to changes to the document.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the metadata includes an identification of a component that is used to access the document.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , further comprising machine readable instructions to:
with an extension into the OS, pass the metadata to a component that is to receive the metadata from the at least one of the application and the OS.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , further comprising machine readable instructions to:
with a passthrough command to pass the metadata to a component that is to receive the metadata from the at least one of the application and the OS without interception by the OS if the metadata is received from the application, pass the metadata to the component from the application.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Gimenez Palop Galo
• Grohs Randy
• Simpson Shell S

Classifications

• G06F3/1275

  Print workflow management, e.g. defining or changing a workflow, cross publishing · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• G06F3/1268

  Job submission, e.g. submitting print job order or request not the print data itself · CPC title

• G06F3/1285

  Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server · CPC title

• G06F3/1267

  Job repository, e.g. non-scheduled jobs, delay printing · CPC title