SECURE FEDERATION OF CLOUD PRINT SERVICES
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1. A federation method among cloud print services, comprising:
- with a processor, receiving identification data representative of an identification of an associated user via a primary cloud print service;
aggregating data representative of one or more additional trusted cloud print services by the primary cloud print service so as to generate a federation thereof;
receiving selection data corresponding to a cloud print service selected from among the federation of one or more additional trusted cloud print services;
retrieving, from the selected additional trusted cloud print service, data representative of at least one document processing device registered in accordance with the received identification data;
receiving selection data corresponding to a selected document processing device associated with the selected cloud print service; and
communicating job data representative of a document processing operation to the selected document processing device for processing thereon.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for federation among cloud print services. Based upon identification data and location data received from a user device, a primary cloud print service determines the best document processing device for output of a document. The primary cloud print service uses trusted relationships with other cloud print services, established via secure sharing of information, to allow for transparent printing across clouds to any device registered by the user or available and proximate to the user'"'"'s location.
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1. A federation method among cloud print services, comprising:
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with a processor, receiving identification data representative of an identification of an associated user via a primary cloud print service; aggregating data representative of one or more additional trusted cloud print services by the primary cloud print service so as to generate a federation thereof; receiving selection data corresponding to a cloud print service selected from among the federation of one or more additional trusted cloud print services; retrieving, from the selected additional trusted cloud print service, data representative of at least one document processing device registered in accordance with the received identification data; receiving selection data corresponding to a selected document processing device associated with the selected cloud print service; and communicating job data representative of a document processing operation to the selected document processing device for processing thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for federating document processing devices among cloud print services, comprising:
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with a processor, receiving a request to initiate cloud printing by a primary cloud printing service, the request comprising at least one of identification data and location data; querying at least one additional trusted cloud print service in accordance with the received at least one of identification data and location data for at least one document processing device available in accordance therewith; aggregating data representative of one or more available document processing devices on each cloud printing service in response to the query thereof by the primary cloud print service; receiving selection data corresponding to a selected document processing device from among the one or more available document processing devices; and communicating job data representative of a document processing operation to the selected document processing device for processing thereon. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for federating document processing devices among cloud print services, comprising:
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a processor; memory that stores data. representative of trusted relationships among one or more cloud print services; and a communications interface operative to communicate data among the one or more cloud print services, wherein the memory is in communication with the processor, which stores instructions which are executed by the processor for; establishing a trusted relationship with at least one additional cloud print service via the communications interface, receiving a request to initiate cloud printing, wherein the request includes at least one of identification data and location data, aggregating data representative of trusted cloud print services so as to generate a federation thereof, receiving selection data corresponding to a selected cloud print service from among the federation of trusted cloud print services, retrieving, from the selected trusted cloud print service, data representative of at least one document processing device registered in accordance with the received identification data, receiving selection data corresponding to a selected document processing device associated with the selected trusted cloud print service, and communicating job data representative of a document processing operation to the selected document processing device for processing thereon. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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