Internet printing

• US 7,969,595 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2004
• Issued: 06/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Feng Lin, Ling Su
• Original Assignee: Feng Lin, Ling Su
• Inventors: Lin, Feng, Su, Ling
• Primary Examiner(s): Tieu; Benny Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chacko; Sunil
• Application Number:
  US10/587,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20070159504A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,472 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.14, 358/1.15, 707/10
• 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 3/126 Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1286 via local network
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00222 details of image data generation or reproduction, e.g. scan-to-email or network printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00233 details of image data reproduction, e.g. network printing or remote image display using an image reproducing device as a local output from a computer H04N1/00238; digital output from computer to printer unit G06F3/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00384 Key input means, e.g. buttons or keypads electromechanical details of key input means in general H01H13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset

Abstract

A network printer for users printing documents in the Internet contains a keypad, when a user on the keypad enters a number, the printer sends the number to a first server; the first Internet server translates the number into the URL of a document in a second server in the Internet, and sends the URL to the printer; according to the URL, the printer retrieves the document from the second server via Internet, and prints the document.

Claims

1. A network printer connected to a network for printing a document in the Internet by a user, comprising:

a keypad unit for inputting a number from the user;

first retrieve means for sending said inputted number via Internet to a first server, which translates said number into the information of receiving a document from a second server via Internet and sends said information to said printer, and for receiving said information;

second retrieve means for, according to said received information, retrieving said document from said second server via Internet;

print means for printing said received document.

2. The network printer as claimed in claim 1, said information of receiving a document from a second server via Internet is at URL format.

3. The network printer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information of receiving a document from a second server via Internet further includes the title of said document, and said network printer further comprising:

a display unit for displaying the title of said document, and prompting the user for confirmation before printing said document.