SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A NETWORK OF PRINTERS USING A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A mobile client comprising:
- a hardware processor;
communication hardware and communication software executable by the processor both for enabling the mobile client to couple to a network, wherein in addition to the mobile client at least one node including at least one printer device is coupled to the network, wherein one or more nodes of the at least one node respectively includes an application software module executable by a host processor associated with the respective node, wherein the application can interact with a printer device of the at least one printer device to cause the printer device to perform a function; and
a software platform executable by the processor for discovering at least one application executable by respective host processors associated with the at least one node;
wherein the mobile client discovering an application includes ascertaining that the application is available for execution and having the ability to activate the application so that it will be executed.
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Abstract
A mobile client coupled to a network and a method for the mobile client to interact with nodes, including printer devices, which are coupled to the network, are provided. One or more respective nodes includes a software application executable by a host processor associated with the respective node on a software platform executed by the host processor. The application can interact with one of the printer devices to cause the printer device to perform a function. The mobile client includes an software platform executable by its processor for discovering the applications. The discovering of an application includes ascertaining that the application is available for execution and having the ability to activate the application.
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23 Claims
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1. A mobile client comprising:
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a hardware processor; communication hardware and communication software executable by the processor both for enabling the mobile client to couple to a network, wherein in addition to the mobile client at least one node including at least one printer device is coupled to the network, wherein one or more nodes of the at least one node respectively includes an application software module executable by a host processor associated with the respective node, wherein the application can interact with a printer device of the at least one printer device to cause the printer device to perform a function; and a software platform executable by the processor for discovering at least one application executable by respective host processors associated with the at least one node; wherein the mobile client discovering an application includes ascertaining that the application is available for execution and having the ability to activate the application so that it will be executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for a mobile client to interact with nodes coupled to a network, the method comprising:
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coupling the mobile client via hardware and software to a network, wherein in addition to the mobile client at least one node including at least one printer device is coupled to the network, wherein one or more nodes of the at least one node respectively includes software application executable by a processor associated with the respective node on a software platform executed by the processor, wherein the application can interact with a printer device of the at least one printer device to cause the printer device to perform a function; executing on a hardware processor of the mobile client a software platform; discovering by the mobile client while executing the software platform at least one application executable by respective processors associated with the at least one node; wherein discovering an application comprises; ascertaining that the application is available for execution; and providing information via a user interface wherein the provided information includes information providing the ability to activate the application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23)
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21. A network system comprising:
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at least one node coupled to a network and to at least one mobile client via the network, each node including a hardware processor, communication hardware and communication software executable by the associated processor for enabling the respective node to couple to the network, and one or more respective nodes of the at least one node further include a software application executable by the processor associated with the respective node on a software platform executed by the processor, wherein the application can interact with a printer device of at least one printer device coupled to the network to cause the printer device to perform a function; wherein the application is discoverable by the at least one mobile client; and wherein the application is discovered when a node of the at least one node provides the mobile client with information about the application including a means for activating the application.
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