Portable wireless device and software for printing by reference
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable code stored on a computer readable medium that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to:
- transmit a discovery signal for locating one or more print devices, and wait for a response to the discovery signal from a print device before communicating the reference to the print device, wherein the response includes at least one of the location of the print device and a capability of the print device to print the print content,wirelessly communicate a reference to the print device, the reference identifying a location at which a print content of a content provider is located on a network and a location of a print service located on the network,wherein the print service is distinct from the content provider, and the location of the print service is distinct from a location of the print device,wherein the print service is adapted to retrieve the print content of the content provider from the network and format the retrieved print content for printing by the print device.
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Abstract
A portable wireless device wirelessly communicates a reference to a print device causing the print device to use the reference to obtain a desired set of print content and further causing the print device to print the desired print content. The portable wireless device may also wirelessly communicate the reference to a print service which may respond to the reference by obtaining the desired print content, formatting the desired print content for printing, and communicating the desired print content to the print device for printing.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable code stored on a computer readable medium that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to:
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transmit a discovery signal for locating one or more print devices, and wait for a response to the discovery signal from a print device before communicating the reference to the print device, wherein the response includes at least one of the location of the print device and a capability of the print device to print the print content, wirelessly communicate a reference to the print device, the reference identifying a location at which a print content of a content provider is located on a network and a location of a print service located on the network, wherein the print service is distinct from the content provider, and the location of the print service is distinct from a location of the print device, wherein the print service is adapted to retrieve the print content of the content provider from the network and format the retrieved print content for printing by the print device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising a computer readable code stored on a computer readable medium that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to:
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transmit a discovery signal for locating one or more print devices, and wait for a response to the discovery signal from a print device before communicating the reference to the print device, wherein the response includes at least one of the location of the print device and a capability of the print device to print the print content, wirelessly communicate the reference to the print device, the reference identifying a location at which a print content of a content provider is located on a network, wherein the reference causes the print device to retrieve the print content of the content provider from the, network and to print the print content, wherein the computer readable code further causes the computer to add information to the reference before wirelessly communicating the reference to the print device, wherein the information added to the reference comprises a locator, the locator identifying a location of a print service located on the network, wherein the print service is distinct from the content provider, and the location of the print service is distinct from a location of the print device, and wherein the print service is adapted to format the print content for printing by the print device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable wireless device comprising:
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a communication interface adapted to enable wireless communication between the portable wireless device and a print device; and
,a processor coupled to the communication interface, the processor being adapted to cause the communication interface to wirelessly communicate a reference to the print device, wherein the reference identifies a location of a print content of a content provider on a network and a location of a print service on the network, wherein the print service is distinct from the content provider, and the location of the print service is distinct from a location, of the print device, wherein the print device is adapted to supply the reference to the print service, and wherein the print service is adapted to retrieve the print content of the content provider from the network and format the print content for printing by the print device, wherein the processor is further adapted to cause the communication interface to;
transmit a discovery signal for locating one or more print devices, andwait for a response to the discovery signal from the print device before communicating the reference to the print device, wherein the response includes at least one of the location of the print device and a capability of the print device to print the print content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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