Printer with anonymous printer registration in a cloud-based print service
US8867070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1225
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printer may include a registration requester configured to receive an initiation request from a user to initiate a registration of the printer, and further configured to send a registration request to a cloud print service over a network. The printer may include a claim facilitator configured to receive a registration response from the cloud print service over the network, the registration response including a claim code, and further configured to provide, using printer functionality, the claim code to the user. The printer also may include an authentication manager configured to request an authentication credential issued by the cloud print service in response to a matching of the printer with a user account of the user within the cloud print service, the matching based on a receipt of the claim code from the user at the cloud print service, and further configured to receive and store the authentication credential at the printer.
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