Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and structure for simplified enterprise printing from mobile devices
- Patent Title (中): 从移动设备简化企业打印的方法和结构
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Application No.: US12845648Application Date: 2010-07-28
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Publication No.: US09001355B2Publication Date: 2015-04-07
- Inventor: Zarana Shah
- Applicant: Zarana Shah
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Duft Bornsen & Fettig LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00 ; G06F3/12

Abstract:
Methods and structure for flexible printing of documents from a mobile device in a printing enterprise. The mobile device is coupled with a remote print server through a public network and coupled with one or more printers of the enterprise through a private network. The mobile device serves as an intermediate device such that the printer is not connected directly to the remote print server. A user of the mobile device identifies a document to be printed and sends information relating to the identified document over the public network to the remote print server. The server renders the document and returns the rendered document to the mobile device that, in turn, transmits the rendered document to the printer over the private network to cause the document to be printed. Further, the user may select the printer by physically locating a preferred printer (in close proximity and/or equipped/configured as desired).
Public/Granted literature
- US20120026536A1 METHODS AND STRUCTURE FOR SIMPLIFIED ENTERPRISE PRINTING FROM MOBILE DEVICES Public/Granted day:2012-02-02
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