Printing mechanism for wireless devices
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1. A printing interface apparatus comprising:
- a wireless interface configured to receive electronic document information from a wireless device over a wireless connection, wherein the electronic document information is associated with one or more electronic documents and comprises non-print ready data;
a web server configured to dynamically generate web page data that can be processed by a web browser for display on the wireless device, wherein the web page data is generated by the web server based on the received electronic document information;
a printer driver configured to process the electronic document information and generate print ready data based on at least the non-print ready data in the electronic document information;
wherein the printing interface apparatus is configured to transmit the print ready data to a printing device over a communications link; and
a radio frequency directional shield having an antenna opening configured to allow wireless communications between the wireless interface and wireless devices located only substantially in front of the antenna opening.
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Abstract
A method and system for printing electronic document information from a wireless device is described. In one aspect, a wireless communication component is configured to receive electronic document information over a wireless connection. A printer interface component is configured to communicate the electronic document information to a printing device for generating a hard copy document that is based on the electronic document information. A payment component controls the printing of documents by requiring the user to provide monetary payment prior to the hard copy documents being generated.
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1. A printing interface apparatus comprising:
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a wireless interface configured to receive electronic document information from a wireless device over a wireless connection, wherein the electronic document information is associated with one or more electronic documents and comprises non-print ready data; a web server configured to dynamically generate web page data that can be processed by a web browser for display on the wireless device, wherein the web page data is generated by the web server based on the received electronic document information; a printer driver configured to process the electronic document information and generate print ready data based on at least the non-print ready data in the electronic document information; wherein the printing interface apparatus is configured to transmit the print ready data to a printing device over a communications link; and a radio frequency directional shield having an antenna opening configured to allow wireless communications between the wireless interface and wireless devices located only substantially in front of the antenna opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A printing interface apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving electronic document information from a wireless device over a wireless connection, wherein the electronic document information is associated with one or more electronic documents and comprises non-print ready data; means for dynamically generating web page data that can be processed by a web browser for display on the wireless device, wherein the web page data is generated based on the received electronic document information; means for processing the electronic document information and generate print ready data based on at least the non-print ready data in the electronic document information; means for transmitting the print ready data to a printing device over a communications link; and means for allowing wireless communications between a wireless interface in the printing interface apparatus and wireless devices located only substantially in front of the wireless interface.
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