Printing with credit card as identification

US7113299B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Canon Development Americas, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Stephanie Ann Suzuki · Irvine, US
• Rajini Bala Giridharagopal · Irvine, US
• Neil Y. Iwamoto · Mission Viejo, US
• Vladimir Sevastyanov · Fort Worth, US
• Royce E. Slick · Mission Viejo, US
• Martin Ervin Page · Tustin, US
• Katayoun Shoa · Redondo Beach, US
• Yokichi J. Tanaka · Lake Forest, US
• Paul Chen · Walnut, US
• Stephen Keung · Irvine, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2001
• Grant date: Sep 26, 2006
• Expiry date: Sep 6, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2221/2153
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Printing over a network by inputting print data to be printed and associated credit card information at a host terminal, uploading a print job comprising the print data to be printed and the associated credit card information to a print data storage server, inputting credit card information at an input device that communicates with the print data storage server, transmitting print data stored in the print data storage server having associated credit card information that corresponds to the credit card information input at the input device, and printing the print data on a printing device. The uploaded print job may be marked as ready for printing such that the print data transmitted to the printing device is that which has been marked as ready for printing. In addition, a display of pending print jobs may be provided for a user to select a print job to print prior to the print data being transmitted to the input device.