Patent · US Expired

Facilitating printing to a local printing device from a portable computing device

US7190471B2 · kind B2 · utility

23Cited by
11References
26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 2002
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 4, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1292
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for facilitating printing to a local printing device. In one arrangement, the system and method pertain to directly communicating with the local printing device, and obtaining identification information regarding the printing device including a network address of the printing device as a result of the communication with the local printing device so that a print path can be established with the printing device via a network.

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