Printer resource sharing in a media exchange network
First Claim
1. A system providing printer resource sharing in a communication network, comprising:
- a first communication device deployed in a first residential location;
a second communication device deployed in a second residential location;
a communication network communicatively coupled to the first communication device and the second communication device; and
at least one personal printer resource, communicatively coupled to the first communication device and the second communication devices,wherein the first communication device deployed in the first residential location enables printing of information content on the at least one personal printer resource, at a request of a user of the second communication device, andwherein the user of the first communication device receives a signal from the second communication device that authenticates the second communication device, prior to printing of the information content on the at least one personal printer resource at the request of the user of the second communication device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of printer resource sharing in a communication network are provided. In one embodiment, the system may comprise, for example, at least one communication device, a communication network, print server software, and at least one personal printer resource. The communication device may be deployed at a location. The communication network may be communicatively coupled to that communication device. The print server software may receive from the communication device via the communication network a request for printing of information content. The print server software may respond by coordinating the printing of the information content. The at least one personal printer resource may be communicatively coupled to the at least one communication device. The print server software may reside outside of the at least one personal printer resource, and the at least one personal printer resource may be accessed for printing by the communication device via the communication network.
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22 Claims
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1. A system providing printer resource sharing in a communication network, comprising:
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a first communication device deployed in a first residential location; a second communication device deployed in a second residential location; a communication network communicatively coupled to the first communication device and the second communication device; and at least one personal printer resource, communicatively coupled to the first communication device and the second communication devices, wherein the first communication device deployed in the first residential location enables printing of information content on the at least one personal printer resource, at a request of a user of the second communication device, and wherein the user of the first communication device receives a signal from the second communication device that authenticates the second communication device, prior to printing of the information content on the at least one personal printer resource at the request of the user of the second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system providing printer resource sharing in a communication network, comprising:
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a first communication device deployed in a first residential location, wherein the first communication device deployed in the first residential location enables printing of information content on at least one personal printer resource, at a request of a user of a second communication device deployed in a second residential location, wherein the first communication device, the second communication device, and the at least one personal printer resource are communicatively coupled via a communication network, and wherein the first communication device receives a signal from the second communication device that authenticates the second communication device, prior to printing of the information content on the at least one personal printer resource at the request of the user of the second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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