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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| 7992145 | Multilevel ticket-based job management architecture for computing devices A job completion architecture, includes content that is specified as a hierarchical tree of related content units and a set of multilevel tickets associated with instances of the hierarchically arranged content units. The job manager applies the multilevel tickets, ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7969610 | Notification methods and systems for print-related systems Notification mechanisms for use in connection with print systems are described. In one embodiment, a notification mechanism extends from a printing application to the spooler, from the spooler to a hosting process, and back to the spooler. The notification mechanism... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7634775 | Sharing of downloaded resources In a described implementation, a production device, such as a computer, produces a shared resources container that includes shareable resources. Each resource of the shared resources container includes a part name and corresponding data. The production device downlo... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7580948 | Spooling strategies using structured job information Spooling strategies are described for producing job information that conforms to a hierarchical structure, and then storing the job information in a spool storage. The job information is then retrieved from the spool storage and consumed. The structured job informat... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7554682 | Printer filter configuration A flexible printing subsystem is enabled with a printer filter pipeline. A configurable and arbitrary number of printer filters forming a printer filter pipeline are applied to files that are to be printed. In a described implementation, the printer filter pipeline ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7548335 | Print job queuing and scheduling systems and methods Printing systems and methods are described in which the priorities of print jobs are programmable. A scheduler component oversees print job management and scheduling, and works in concert with components called prioritizers, to provide for ease of programming and cu... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7536480 | System and method for transferring a compressed data file to a peripheral device An image passthrough extension structure and method facilitating the transfer of compressed data image files from a software application to a device via the computer system operating system. The application determines whether the device is capable of decoding the sp... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7526504 | Spooling strategies using structured job information Spooling strategies are described for producing job information that conforms to a hierarchical structure, and then storing the job information in a spool storage. The job information is then retrieved from the spool storage and consumed. The structured job informat... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7440132 | Systems and methods for handling a file with complex elements The described systems and methods are directed at converting a file with complex elements so that a legacy utilization device, such as a legacy printer, can properly process the file. The described systems may include a converter module with a modular filter pipelin... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7136941 | Print management architecture for computing devices having a set of filters functions wherein the functions are prevented from conflicting with one another A print architecture, including a print manager interposed between an application and a set of installed filters that complete features associated with submitted print jobs, includes an integrated data tree that stores a composite of the features and printer persona... | 11/14/2006 |
