Method and apparatus of processing wireless printing based on wireless LAN
US8681353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless printing system and method based on IEEE 802.11 are provided. A method of requesting a print job, includes: scanning a printer that functions as an AP in a wireless LAN; obtaining an address of the printer from the scanned result; and requesting a predetermined print job by having the obtained address as a destination. The method enables to locate a printer that functions as an Access Point (AP) while stations associate with a Basic Service Set (BSS) in a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) based on IEEE 802.11.
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