Print by reference communication methods for portable wireless device printing
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1. A method for a portable wireless device to print content using a print device comprising:
- the portable wireless device establishing a wireless communication link with the print device;
the portable wireless device communicating a reference indicating a location of the print content; and
, the print device printing the print content from said location.
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Abstract
A method and system for a portable device to obtain print data using a print device has steps of the portable device communicating a reference corresponding to the print data to the print device, with the reference comprising at least a location corresponding to the print data. The print device then communicates with the location to obtain the print data. Preferably, the portable device communicates with the print device via a wireless communications link.
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1. A method for a portable wireless device to print content using a print device comprising:
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the portable wireless device establishing a wireless communication link with the print device;
the portable wireless device communicating a reference indicating a location of the print content; and
, the print device printing the print content from said location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31)
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25. A method for a portable wireless device to print content using a print device of the type that is connected to a communications network, the method comprising:
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the portable wireless device establishing a wireless communication link with the print device;
the print device acknowledging the portable wireless device via said wireless communication link;
the portable wireless device communicating a reference to the print device, said reference comprising at least a network address corresponding to a location in the communications network at which print content is available;
the print device establishing a server link over the network with a print server and communicating said reference to said print server;
said print server acknowledging the print device via said server link;
said print server discovering the capabilities of the print device via said server link;
said print server communicating with said location of print content indicated by said reference network address over the network to obtain the print content, formatting the print content according to said print device capabilities, and, the print device obtaining said formatted print content from said print server and printing said formatted print content.
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26. A method for a portable wireless device to print content using a print device, the print device of the type that is connected to a communications network, the method comprising:
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the portable wireless device establishing a wireless communication link with the print device;
the print device acknowledging the portable wireless device via said wireless communication link;
the portable device discovering print device capabilities of the print device;
the portable device establishing a wireless server communications link with a print server;
said print server acknowledging the portable device via said server link;
the portable device communicating a reference and said print device capabilities to said print server via said server link, said reference comprising at least a network address corresponding to a network accessible location having print content;
said print server communicating over the network with said location of print content indicated by said reference address, obtaining the print content from said location, formatting the print content according to said print device capabilities;
the portable device obtaining said formatted print content from said print server via said server link, transmitting said formatted print content to the print device via said wireless link; and
,the print device printing said formatted print content.
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27. A method for a portable wireless device to print content using a print device, the method comprising:
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the portable wireless device establishing a wireless communication link with the print device;
the print device acknowledging the portable wireless device via said wireless communication link;
the portable wireless device communicating a reference to the print device over said wireless link, said reference comprising at least a network address corresponding to a network accessible location having print content; and
,the print device establishing a communications link with said location of print content, obtaining the print content from said location, and printing the print content.
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28. A system for obtaining print content, the system comprising:
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a portable device;
a print device in communication with said portable device via a wireless communication link, said print device connected to a network;
a location connected to said network having print content; and
,a reference communicated from said portable device to said print device over said wireless communication link indicating said location, whereby said print device can obtain the print content over said network from said location.
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