Digital documents` e.g. technical literature, delivering method for use over Internet, involves delivering selected pages of documents to client, printing pages using printer, and charging user from prepaid account based on pages printed
摘要
<p>The method involves transmitting pages of digital documents from a server to an authenticated client (7) for preview, and selecting the pages to be printed. The selected pages are read prior to the payment of the selected pages by the client. The selected pages are delivered to the client and then sent to a local printer for printing the pages. A user (3) is charged from a prepaid account (12) based on the number of pages printed.</p>