Apparatus and method for printing from data provided by a mobile communications device
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1. A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a printer with a detachable faceplate configured to receive data from a mobile communications device.
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Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a printer with a detachable faceplate configured to receive data from a mobile communications device.
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82 Claims
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1. A printing apparatus, comprising:
a printer with a detachable faceplate configured to receive data from a mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A printing apparatus, comprising:
a printer configured to be operatively interconnectable with a plurality of different cradle mechanisms that are respectively configured to receive data from a plurality of differently configured mobile communications devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An accessory for a mobile communications device, comprising:
a cradle sized to receive and support a mobile communications device, the cradle including a recharger mechanism, a printer, and a faceplate adapted to provide recharging and data transfer interfaces to the recharger mechanism and the printer, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An accessory for a mobile communications device, comprising:
a printer configured to receive data from a mobile communications device, the printer including a printing mechanism that is tilted such that an upper portion of the printing mechanism is further away from a front portion of the printer than a lower portion of the printing mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An accessory for a mobile communications device, comprising:
a printer configured to receive data from a mobile communications device, the printer including a printing mechanism and a power supply, the power supply being integrated into a rear portion of the printer and complementary in shape to the printing mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An accessory for a mobile communications device, comprising:
a printer including a speakerphone with a speaker and a microphone, the printer being configured to receive data from a mobile communications device and to provide an operative interface between the speakerphone and the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A method of printing, comprising the steps of:
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providing data from a mobile communications device to a printer;
employing the printer and the data to print an article of media; and
advancing the article of media to a printed media presentation position above the printer such that the article of media emerges from the printer at an angle tilted backward with respect to a front side of the printer. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75)
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76. A method of providing a printer for a mobile communications device, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a printer; and
from a plurality of different modular interface mechanisms, selecting an interface mechanism configured to detachably engage with the printer and to provide an operative interface between the printer and a mobile communications device depending upon shape and electrical interface characteristics of the mobile communications device.
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77. A method of providing a printer for a mobile communications device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a printer that is configured such that a mobile communications device can establish a wireless communications link with the printer;
enabling a user of the mobile communications device to establish the wireless communications link and to transmit data from the mobile communications device to the printer via the wireless communications link;
monitoring transfers of data from the mobile communications device to the printer; and
debiting an account associated with the user depending upon usage of the printer involving the transfers of data. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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