System and method for mobile printing
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1. A printing system, comprising:
- an automated print agent located in a device coupled to a network; and
a network alias associated with a printer coupled to the network, the automated print agent acting as a network destination for a transmitted document addressed to the network alias, the automated print agent orchestrating a printing of the transmitted document on the printer upon receipt of the transmitted document from a transmitting device.
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Abstract
A printing system and method are provided that facilitate the mobile printing of a document. The printing system comprises an automated print agent located in a device coupled to a network. The printing system also comprises a network alias associated with a printer coupled to the network, where the automated print agent acting as a network destination for a transmitted document addressed to the network alias. The automated print agent orchestrates the printing of the transmitted document on the printer upon receipt of the transmitted document from a transmitting device.
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51 Claims
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1. A printing system, comprising:
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an automated print agent located in a device coupled to a network; and
a network alias associated with a printer coupled to the network, the automated print agent acting as a network destination for a transmitted document addressed to the network alias, the automated print agent orchestrating a printing of the transmitted document on the printer upon receipt of the transmitted document from a transmitting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A printing method, comprising:
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associating a network alias with a printer coupled to a network;
designating an automated print agent in a device coupled to a network as a network destination for a transmitted document addressed to the network alias; and
orchestrating a printing of the transmitted document on the printer with the automated print agent upon receipt of the transmitted document by the automated print agent that is addressed to the network alias. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. A printing system, comprising:
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first means for printing coupled to a network and having a network alias associated therewith;
second means for orchestrating a printing of a transmitted document on the first means upon receipt of the transmitted document thereby, wherein the transmitted document is addressed to the network alias and the second means is designated as the a network destination for the network alias.
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20. A system to facilitate email printing, comprising:
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a processor circuit having a processor and a memory;
an automated print agent stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the automated print agent comprising;
logic that converts an email received by the automated print agent into a document for printing, the email being addressed with a destination address that is associated with a printer; and
logic that applies the document to the printer associated with the destination address of the email for printing.
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21. A system to facilitate email printing, comprising:
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a processor circuit having a processor and a memory;
an automated print agent stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the automated print agent comprising;
logic that separates an email from at least one attachment associated therewith, the email being addressed with a destination address that is associated with a printer;
logic that converts at least one of the email and the at least one attachment into at least one document for printing; and
logic that applies the at least one document to the printer associated with the destination address of the email for printing. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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28. A program stored on a computer readable medium to facilitate email printing, comprising:
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code that converts an email received by the automated print agent into a document for printing, the email being addressed with a destination address that is associated with a printer; and
code that applies the document to the printer associated with the destination address of the email for printing.
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29. A program stored on a computer readable medium to facilitate email printing, comprising:
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code that separates an email from at least one attachment associated therewith, the email being addressed with a destination address that is associated with a printer;
code that converts at least one of the email and the at least one attachment into at least one document for printing; and
code that applies the at least one document to the printer associated with the destination address of the email for printing.
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36. A method to facilitate email printing, comprising:
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converting an email received by the automated print agent into a document for printing, the email being addressed with a destination address that is associated with a printer; and
applying the document to the printer associated with the destination address of the email for printing.
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37. A method to facilitate email printing, comprising:
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separating an email from at least one attachment associated therewith, the email being addressed with a destination address that is associated with a printer;
converting at least one of the email and the at least one attachment into at least one document for printing; and
applying the at least one document to the printer associated with the destination address of the email for printing.
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44. A system to facilitate email printing, comprising:
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means for converting an email received by the automated print agent into a document for printing, the email being addressed with a destination address that is associated with a printer; and
means for applying the document to the printer associated with the destination address of the email for printing. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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45. A system to facilitate email printing, comprising:
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means for separating an email from at least one attachment associated therewith, the email being addressed with a destination address that is associated with a printer;
means for converting at least one of the email and the at least one attachment into at least one document for printing; and
means for applying the at least one document to the printer associated with the destination address of the email for printing.
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