Patent · US Expired

Print device and program product for supporting print by reference methods

US7321443B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
28References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 29, 2001
Grant dateJan 22, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1259
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A print device for printing data for a client comprises a wireless communications port for receiving a reference communicated from the client, with the reference comprising at least a location for print content. The print device further comprises a network communications port for communicating with the location to obtain the print content. The invention further comprises a program product embodiment for causing a print device to receive a reference from a client and to obtain print content from a location indicated by the reference.

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