Copying selected regions of documents

Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Detail of image placement or content

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C358S001100

Reexamination Certificate

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06559968

ABSTRACT:

TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to a method for copying or blocking regions of a printed sheet. The invention also relates to a method of printing text and/or graphics. The invention further relates to an apparatus and a computer program product for implementating any one of the methods. The invention also relates to a sheet for use in the methods.
BACKGROUND
Photocopiers and optical scanners are well known. A user of such apparatus may desire to copy/scan only certain portions of a document, while not copying/scanning the remaining portions. In practice, the user blanks out those portions he does not want copied/scanned by overlaying the portions with a blank sheet of paper. Thus when the user photocopies or scans the document only those portions that are not overlayed are effectively photocopied/scanned. The remaining overlayed portions are photocopied/scanned as blanked portions. This is a cumbersome and time-consuming process.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to ameliorate one or more disadvantages of the prior art.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a method of copying regions of a printed sheet, the printed sheet comprising a plurality of said regions having recorded therein associated text and/or graphics and information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions, the method comprising the steps of: (i) reading said information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions; (ii) selecting one or more of said regions and associated text and/or graphics for copying; and (iii) copying said selected regions and associated text and/or graphics in accordance with said information.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a method of blocking regions of a printed sheet, the printed sheet comprising a plurality of said regions having recorded therein associated text and/or graphics and information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions, the method comprising the steps of: (i) reading said information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions; (ii) selecting one or more of said regions and associated text and/or graphics for blocking; and (iii) blocking said selected regions and associated text and/or graphics in accordance with said information.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is apparatus for copying regions of a printed sheet, the printed sheet comprising a plurality of said regions having recorded therein associated text and/or graphics and information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions, the apparatus comprising: means for reading said information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions; means for selecting one or more of said regions and associated text and/or graphics for copying; and means for copying said selected regions and associated text and/or graphics in accordance with said information.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is apparatus for blocking regions of a printed sheet, the printed sheet comprising a plurality of said regions having recorded therein associated text and/or graphics and information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions, the apparatus comprising: means for reading said information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions; means for selecting one or more of said regions and associated text and/or graphics for blocking; and means for blocking said selected regions and associated text and/or graphics in accordance with said information.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for copying regions of a printed sheet, the printed sheet comprising a plurality of said regions having recorded therein associated text and/or graphics and information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions, the apparatus comprising: means for reading said information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions; means for selecting one or more of said regions and associated text and/or graphics for copying; and means for copying said selected regions and associated text and/or graphics in accordance with said information.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for blocking regions of a printed sheet, the printed sheet comprising a plurality of said regions having recorded therein associated text and/or graphics and information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions, the apparatus comprising: means for reading said information stored on said printed sheet indicating the location of the regions; means for selecting one or more of said regions and associated text and/or graphics for blocking; and means for blocking said selected regions and associated text and/or graphics in accordance with said information.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a method of printing text and/or graphics, the method comprising the steps of: displaying an image of a document having a plurality of regions; selecting one or more of said regions of the displayed document; inputting text and/or graphics for display in the selected regions of the document; and printing said displayed document together with information indicating the location of the regions.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is apparatus for printing text and/or graphics, the apparatus comprising: means for displaying an image of a document having a plurality of regions; means for selecting one or more of said regions of the displayed document; means for inputting text and/or graphics for display in the selected regions of the document; and means for printing said displayed document together with information indicating the location of the regions.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for printing text and/or graphics, the computer program product comprising: means for displaying an image of a document having a plurality of regions; means for selecting one or more of said regions of the displayed document; means for inputting text and/or graphics for display in the selected regions of the document; and means for printing said displayed document together with information indicating the location of the regions.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a method of printing text and/or graphics on a sheet, the sheet comprising a plurality of regions adapted to record therein associated text and/or graphics and information thereon indicating the location of the regions, the method comprising the steps of: selecting one or more of said regions for inputting text and/or graphics; inputting the text and/or graphics; and printing the text and/or graphics in the user selected regions.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is apparatus for printing text and/or graphics on a sheet, the sheet comprising a plurality of regions adapted to record therein associated text and/or graphics and information thereon indicating the location of the regions, the apparatus comprising: means for selecting one or more of said regions for inputting text and/or graphics; means for inputting the text and/or graphics; and means for printing the text and/or graphics in the user selected regions.
According to still another aspect of the invention, there is provided a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for printing text and/or graphics on a sheet, the sheet comprising a plurality of regions adapted to record therein associated text and/or graphics and informatio

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