Print subscribed content on a mobile device

• US 20070066289A1
• 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, Lapstun, Paul, Pickup, Colin
• Granted Patent: US 8,072,629 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device

Abstract

A method of printing subscribed content on a print medium using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a server, a request for the subscribed content; and, transferring the subscribed content to the mobile telecommunications device on a periodic basis; wherein, the mobile telecommunications device includes a printer module that can print the subscribed content on the print medium.

Claims

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

receiving, at a server, a request for the subscribed content; and

,

transferring the subscribed content to the mobile telecommunications device on a periodic basis;

wherein, the mobile telecommunications device includes a printer module that can print the subscribed content on the print medium.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subscribed content is pay for view content.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subscribed content is additionally displayed on a display of the mobile telecommunications device.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the user accepts the subscribed content displayed on the display before printing the subscribed content on the print medium.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subscribed content is, or is contained within, an SMS, MMS or email message received by the mobile telecommunications device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the subscribed content is stored in the mobile telecommunications device and can be subsequently printed.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the subscribed content is customised for a requesting user.

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

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subscribed content is rendered at the server or an associated server prior to being transferred to the mobile telecommunications device.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subscribed 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 is a print media identifier.

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

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subscribed content includes one or more graphic images.

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 subscribed 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 pattern 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.