System and method for configuring a printing device for a physical environment
US7106186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1229
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printing device is provided, such printing device including a controller configured to determine whether a position of the printing device is within a first physical environment, and upon such determination, to adjust to a mode of operation useful in interacting with a source device associated with the first physical environment. The printing device may further include a communication interface configured to establish a communication link between the printing device and the source device, and to interact with the source device via the communication link utilizing the adjusted mode of operation.
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