Ex Parte Pineau et al - Page 2

                 Appeal 2007-2091                                                                                       
                 Application 10/191,161                                                                                 
                                                  BACKGROUND                                                            
                        Appellants’ invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing                           
                 output from remotely located digital files using a remote printer.  An                                 
                 understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary                              
                 claims 1 and 5, which are reproduced below.                                                            
                         1. A method comprising steps of:                                                               
                         (A) receiving from a transaction server, data in a structure that is                           
                         tailored to at least one capability of a printer, the at least one                             
                         capability selected from the group consisting of spatial resolution and                        
                         color depth;                                                                                   
                         (B) processing, rearranging and converting the data into a form                                
                         suitable for output by the printer; and                                                        
                         (C) providing the processed, rearranged and converted data to the                              
                         printer over a network.                                                                        
                        5. A system comprising:                                                                         
                        means for receiving from a transaction server, data in a structure that                         
                        is tailored to at least one capability of a printer, the at least one                           
                        capability selected from the group consisting of spatial resolution and                         
                        color depth;                                                                                    
                        means for processing, rearranging and converting the data into a form                           
                        suitable for output by the printer; and                                                         
                        means for providing the processed, rearranged and converted data to                             
                        the printer over a network.                                                                     






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