PRINTING DEVICES SUPPORTING PRINTING OVER AIR OR PRINTING OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for a printing device to wirelessly provide printing services, the printing device includes wireless communication circuitry for establishing a wireless local area network connection to a wireless local area network, the method comprises:
- (1) wirelessly connecting, using the wireless communication circuitry of the printing device, to the wireless local area network;
(2) wirelessly establishing communication, using the wireless communication circuitry of the printing device, with an information apparatus that is in the wireless local area network in (1);
(3) wirelessly transmitting, using the wireless communication circuitry and over the wireless local area network, device information from the printing device to the information apparatus in (2), the device information includes at least one of identification information, capability information, address information, status information, or attribute information, individually or in any combination, related to the printing device;
(4) wirelessly receiving, via the wireless communication circuitry of the printing device, print data from the information apparatus for printing at the printing device, the print data is based, at least in part, on the device information transmitted to the information apparatus in (3).
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Abstract
Printing devices (including controllers) supporting printing in a wireless local area network, printing over air, or network printing by registering the printing device with a service over a network are herein disclosed and enabled. The printing device may include wireless communication circuitry that supports part of IEEE 802.11 standards for (1) connecting to a wireless local area network (LAN) to establish communication with an information apparatus that is in the wireless LAN; (2) transmitting device information related to the printing device from the printing device to the information apparatus; and (3) receiving print data from the information apparatus over the wireless LAN for printing at the printing device. The print data is based on the device information transmitted to the information apparatus. A printer driver specific to the printing device may or may not be necessary to be installed in the information apparatus for printing to the printing device.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for a printing device to wirelessly provide printing services, the printing device includes wireless communication circuitry for establishing a wireless local area network connection to a wireless local area network, the method comprises:
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(1) wirelessly connecting, using the wireless communication circuitry of the printing device, to the wireless local area network; (2) wirelessly establishing communication, using the wireless communication circuitry of the printing device, with an information apparatus that is in the wireless local area network in (1); (3) wirelessly transmitting, using the wireless communication circuitry and over the wireless local area network, device information from the printing device to the information apparatus in (2), the device information includes at least one of identification information, capability information, address information, status information, or attribute information, individually or in any combination, related to the printing device; (4) wirelessly receiving, via the wireless communication circuitry of the printing device, print data from the information apparatus for printing at the printing device, the print data is based, at least in part, on the device information transmitted to the information apparatus in (3). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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