Utilizing a printer driver to facilitate printing/assembly of a document
CA 2424231 A1 · Owner: Tonkin, Robert B. · Inventors: Tonkin, Robert B.; Tapscott, Joseph C.
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In one aspect, when a printer driver of a terminal (31 or 32) is invoked it , inputs a document electronically and then uploads the document via an electronic network (such as the Internet (50)) to a document production hub (60). In a further aspect, when a printer driver of a terminal (31 or 32) is invoked, it inputs a document electronically and opens an electronic connection with a document production hub (60) that permits a user at the terminal (31 or 32) to communicate with the document production hub (60). In a still further aspect, when a printer driver of a terminal (31 or 32) is invoked, it inputs a document electronically and permits a user at the terminal (31 or 32) to …
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- Filed October 24, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 24, 2020.
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