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System and method for transferring documents

  • US 9,053,411 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2012
  • Issued: 06/09/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transferring an electronic document from a sending device to a mobile device the method comprising:

  • receiving an indication to print an electronic document on the sending device;

    sending from the sending device to a location server a request generated from a mobile device printer driver executed by the sending device, the request comprising a target identifier for receiving the electronic document;

    receiving at the sending device from the location server a network identifier of the mobile device associated with the target identifier, the network identifier provided to the location server by the mobile device after the mobile device has registered to a network;

    formatting at the sending device the electronic document based on one or more parameters associated with the mobile device; and

    transferring the formatted electronic document from the sending device using the network identifier in response to the indication to print the electronic document;

    wherein transferring the formatted electronic document further comprises determining an access method through a network address translation (NAT) device between a first network coupled to the location server and the network on which the mobile device is registered when the sender device cannot access the mobile device after attempting a direct connection using the received network identifier.

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