Secure and accountable wireless printing system
First Claim
1. A system for wirelessly transmitting data stored in a submitting device comprising:
- a submitting device;
means for converting the data into an intermediate data protocol format;
a peripheral device;
means for converting the data from the intermediate data protocol format to a format recognized by the peripheral device; and
means for wirelessly communicating between the submitting device and the peripheral device.
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Abstract
A secure wireless printing system and method for printing data from a wireless device at a selected printing assembly while providing accountability and generating revenues from such usage. The printing assembly includes an intermediate device for receiving and processing data submitted by the wireless device. The intermediate device is connected to a printer and a validation device to ensure that the print job printed at the respective printer is received by the correct wireless device user. A print driver on the wireless device converts the print data to a universal format, negotiates the available printers; and submits a secure ID to identify the account to which the print job belongs. The intermediate device then converts the print data to a printer readable format and sends the data to the printer to be printed.
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54 Claims
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1. A system for wirelessly transmitting data stored in a submitting device comprising:
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a submitting device;
means for converting the data into an intermediate data protocol format;
a peripheral device;
means for converting the data from the intermediate data protocol format to a format recognized by the peripheral device; and
means for wirelessly communicating between the submitting device and the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for wirelessly transmitting data stored in a submitting device comprising:
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a submitting device;
a peripheral device;
means for wirelessly communicating between the submitting device and the peripheral device;
means for converting data into a format recognized by the peripheral device; and
means for validating the transmission of the data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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13. A system for wirelessly transmitting data to a peripheral device, the system comprising:
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a submitting device comprising;
a memory portion;
a peripheral device driver for determining the location, identity and capabilities of the peripheral device;
means for converting data stored in the memory portion to an intermediate data protocol format; and
means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving the data; and
a peripheral assembly comprising;
the peripheral device;
means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving the data to and from the submitting device; and
an intermediate device for converting the data received from the submitting device from the intermediate data protocol format to a format acceptable by the peripheral device.
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23. A printing system comprising:
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a submitting device comprising;
a memory portion;
a print driver for determining the location, identity and capabilities of the printers;
means for converting data stored in the memory portion to an intermediate data protocol format; and
means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving the data; and
a printing assembly comprising;
a printer;
means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving the data to and from the submitting device; and
an intermediate device for converting the data received from the submitting device from the intermediate data protocol format to a format acceptable by the printer.
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33. A system for printing data stored in a submitting device comprising:
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the submitting device;
means for converting the data stored in the submitting device to an intermediate data protocol format;
means associated with the submitting device for wirelessly transmitting and receiving the data;
means for encrypting the data transmitted;
a printer;
means associated with the printer for wirelessly transmitting and receiving the data;
means for converting the data from the intermediate data protocol format to a format that allows the printer to print the data; and
means for validating the printing. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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34. A method for printing print data from a user'"'"'s submitting device having a print driver to a printer of a printing assembly comprising the steps of:
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selecting the print data from the submitting device to send to the printing assembly;
initiating the print driver of the submitting device;
establishing communication between the submitting device and one or more printing assemblies;
transmitting a print query from the submitting device to the one or more printing assemblies;
transmitting a reply to the print query from the one or more printing assemblies;
displaying printing information on the submitting device about the one or more printing assemblies;
selecting a printing assembly from the one or more printing assemblies;
converting the print data to an intermediate data protocol format;
transmitting the print data from the submitting device to the selected printing assembly;
converting the print data to a printer recognizable format; and
printing the print data.
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50. A method for transmitting data from a submitting device to a peripheral device comprising the steps of:
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selecting the data to transmit;
wirelessly communicating between the submitting device and the peripheral device;
selecting the peripheral device from at least one peripheral device;
converting the data into a format recognized by the peripheral device; and
transmitting the data from the submitting device to the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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52. A method for printing data transmitted from a wireless device comprising the steps of:
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selecting the data to print;
communicating between the wireless device and at least one printer;
selecting a printer from the at least one printer to print the data;
converting the data to an intermediate data protocol format;
transmitting the print data to the selected printer;
converting the data from the intermediate data protocol format to a format recognized by the printer; and
printing the data. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54)
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