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Print server, mobile computing device, system and method for printing using a mobile computing device

US8346903B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2005
Grant dateJan 1, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2027

Classification

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

Abstract

A print server, a mobile computing device, a method of printing, and a system for printing using a mobile computing device. The print server includes a submission processor, an orchestration processor, and a positioning processor. The print server is configured to track the global position of a mobile computing device and determine a print location and/or print time based upon the global position of the mobile computing device. The method involves tracking the global position of the mobile computing device and determining the print location and/or print time based upon the global position of the mobile computing device.

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