System and method for mobile printing from a desktop operating system using a portable computing device
US8699053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1274
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, printer, system, and program product for mobile printing, comprising, in one embodiment, the steps of: obtaining a portable computing device with a reference to a printer-independent On-the-Go-print queue on the Internet; obtaining print data; and transferring the print data to the On-the-Go Print Queue on the Internet. In a further aspect of the present invention, the On-the-Go Print Queue may be accessed to set at least one storage or print parameter. In a further aspect of the present invention, the print data may be converted to generic print data and encrypted prior to transferring the print data to the On-the-Go Print Queue. In a yet further aspect, a key for decryption and the reference for the On-the-Go print queue may obtained at a printer from a portable computing device such as a smart card.
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