System and method for linking a file to a document and selecting

Details System and method for linking a file to a document and selecting System and method for linking a file to a document and selecting

1995-04-17

1997-11-18

Evans, Arthur G.

395784, G06K 1500

Patent

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056896263

ABSTRACT:
A file is selected for use with a document and a file identifier for the selected file is stored in a print record. The file identifier is preferably comprised of a first identifier and a second identifier. If the document with a selected file is saved, the watermark file will "stick" to the document and will be used whenever the document is printed until the file is de-selected or a different file is selected. When the document is printed, the print record is passed to a printer driver. The printer driver selects the proper file by obtaining the first identifier and scanning all of the files for at least one match. If no match is found between the first identifier and the files, an error message is returned. If there is a single match, the document is printed using that file. If there is more than one match, the printer driver obtains the second identifier and scans all of the files again searching for a single match using the first and second identifiers. If there is a single match between the first and second identifiers and a file, the document is printed using that file. When the document is printed, a weighted blending method is used to print a watermark each of the pages in the document. If no match is found or there is more than one match, an error message is returned.

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