Bill per card print

• US 20070066279A1
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Atkinson, David, Pickup, Colin
• Granted Patent: US 7,953,386 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/42 for ticket printing or like apparatus , e.g. apparatus for dispensing of printed paper tickets or payment cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0104 Augmented, consolidated or itemised billing statement, e.g. additional billing information, bill presentation, layout, format, e-mail, fax, printout, itemised bill per service or per account, cumulative billing, consolidated billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A method of printing content on a print medium and charging using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: identifying the content on the mobile telecommunications device; printing, using a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device, the content on the print medium; and transmitting, using the mobile telecommunications device, billing information to a billing server.

Claims

1. A method of printing content on a print medium and charging using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of:

identifying the content on the mobile telecommunications device;

printing, using a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device, the content on the print medium; and

transmitting, using the mobile telecommunications device, billing information to a billing server.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content is captured using the mobile telecommunications device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the billing information is sent after each instance of printing content.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the billing information is sent periodically.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an entity is charged per print, the entity being one or more of:

a user;

a content provider; and

a telecommunications provider.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content is subscribed content.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the request for the content is initiated by activation of an information link on the mobile telecommunications device.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content is a selection of information from a web page.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content is periodically transferred to the mobile telecommunications device.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content is stored in a database in a rendered format suitable for printing by the printer module.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print medium is provided with first coded data in a first data format, the first coded data encoding first information.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first information includes a print media identifier.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the content is indexed by and retrievable using the print media identifier.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print medium is authenticated prior to printing.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print medium is provided with second coded data in a second data format, the second coded data encoding second information.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the content includes one or more interactive elements.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the second information is indicative of a two-dimensional coordinate grid.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein at least one interactive element has a linked object.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the linked object is associated with a region of the print medium and the linked object is stored in an object repository.

20. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device is a mobile telephone.