Printing portable-selected information

• US 7,006,242 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2001
• Issued: 02/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Aloke, Smith, Donald X. II, Taylor, Keith M., Brown, William P., Atwood, John, Udom, Charlie
• Primary Examiner(s): Evans, Arthur G.
• Application Number:
  US10/045,945
• Publication Number:
  US 20020113994A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,590 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.1, 358/1.6, 358/1.14, 358/1.15, 358/401, 358/402, 358/403, 358/471, 358/473, 358/1.16
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1236 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1257 by using pre-stored settings, e.g. job templates, presets, print styles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A user of a portable device may request a full-length information set be sent to a high capacity presentation apparatus for printing. A truncated or compressed information set is displayed on the portable device, which the user may select for later printing of the full-length information on the high capacity presentation apparatus when the portable device is synchronized.

Claims

1. A method for printing information selected at a portable device, comprising the steps of:

accessing information from a remote server;

receiving and displaying a truncated portion of said information at the portable device;

accepting, at the portable device while said truncated information is displayed, an activation to print said information;

storing an indication of said activation in the portable device;

detecting a coupling to a high capacity presentation apparatus; and

conveying, in response to said detection, said stored indication to said high capacity presentation apparatus, whereby said high capacity presentation apparatus obtains and prints said information.

2. A method in accordance with the method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving said information at the portable device in response to said accepted activation;

storing said information at the portable device; and

conveying, in response to said detection, said stored information to said high capacity presentation apparatus.

3. A method in accordance with the method of claim 1 further comprising the step of receiving an acknowledgement of print completion from said high capacity presentation apparatus.

4. A method in accordance with claim 2 further comprising the step of receiving a limited size advertisement for display with said truncated portion of said information.

5. A method in accordance with the method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of receiving a full size advertisement with said full length information and conveying, in response to said detection, said full size advertisement to said high capacity presentation apparatus for printing with said full length information.

6. A method in accordance with the method of claim 1 further comprising the step of synchronizing, in response to said detection, the portable device with said high capacity presentation apparatus.

7. A portable device for printing selected information on a high capacity presentation apparatus, comprising:

a wireless transmitter that accesses information from a remote server;

a wireless receiver that receives a truncated portion of said information;

a limited capacity display that displays said received truncated portion of the information;

an actuator that accepts a user initiative to print the information while said truncated portion is displayed;

a memory that stores an indication of said actuator acceptance; and

a coupling and synchronizing apparatus to synchronize the portable device with the high capacity presentation apparatus and to convey said stored indication to the high capacity presentation apparatus whereby the high capacity presentation apparatus is caused to obtain and print the information.

8. A method for printing portable device selected information at a high capacity presentation apparatus, comprising the steps of:

accessing information specified by the portable unit;

generating a truncated portion of said information at the portable device;

attaching an identification tag to said truncated portion;

transmitting said truncated portion and tag to the portable device;

saving said tag with an association to said accessed information in memory;

receiving a request, including said tag, from the high capacity presentation apparatus associated with the portable unit to transmit said information to said high capacity presentation unit;

recalling said association between said tag and said accessed information; and

transmitting said accessed information to the high capacity presentation apparatus.

9. A method for printing portable device selected information at a high capacity presentation apparatus, comprising the steps of:

detecting a coupling between the portable device and the high capacity presentation apparatus;

commencing a synchronization process with the portable device;

receiving a request for printing a full-length information set and an identification tag associated with said full-length information set;

accessing a remote server and transmitting said tag to said remote server;

receiving said full-length information set from said remote server; and

printing said full-length information set.

10. A method in accordance with the method of claim 9 further comprising the step of transmitting an acknowledgement of printing to the portable device in response to said printing step.

11. A method in accordance with the method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of receiving a full sized advertisement with said full-length information set and printing said full sized advertisement during said full-length information set printing step.

12. A method for printing portable device selected information at a high capacity presentation apparatus, comprising the steps of:

detecting a coupling between the portable device and the high capacity presentation apparatus;

commencing a synchronization process with the portable device;

receiving a request for printing a full-length information set and said full-length information set from the portable device at the completion of said synchronization process; and

printing said full-length information set.

13. A method in accordance with the method of claim 12 further comprising the step of transmitting an acknowledgement of printing to the portable device in response to said printing step.

14. A method for conveying information in truncated form to a portable device and in full-length form for printing, comprising the steps of:

obtaining information from a content provider;

truncating said information for use by a portable device having limited display capacity;

creating an associated tag for said truncated information;

sending truncated information and associated tag to the portable device;

receiving a request signal including said tag from a high capacity presentation apparatus;

recalling said information associated with said tag; and

transmitting said information to said high capacity presentation apparatus.

15. A method in accordance with claim 14 further comprising the steps of transmitting a limited size advertisement to the portable device for display with said truncated information, composing a full size advertisement, and transmitting said full size advertisement with said full length information for printing with said full length information.