Delayed content production

• US 9,134,930 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2011
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Juchem, Murilo, Viccari, Leonardo Davi, Azzolin, Deny Joao Correa, Prati, Rodrigo
• Primary Examiner(s): Poon, King
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lam, Andrew H
• Application Number:
  US13/076,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20120250073A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,630 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/1226 Discovery of devices having required properties
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1228 Printing driverless or using generic drivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1267 Job repository, e.g. non-scheduled jobs, delay printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing

Abstract

A method for locating network resources includes determining a distance between a client device and each of a plurality of network resources. For each of the network resources, a subset of a plurality of location tags is selected. The subset for a given network resource is selected according to the distance between the client device and that network resource. The method also includes, for each of the network resources, causing a display by the client device, of values for the subset of location tags selected for that network resource.

Claims

1. A delayed content production method, comprising:

determining whether any of a plurality of printers shares a location of a client device;

in response to a determination that none of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device, causing a modification to be added to a print icon displayed on the client device, wherein the modification indicates that none of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

capturing a user'"'"'s intent, via the print icon containing the modification displayed on the client device, to produce a content item at a first time when none of a plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

at a second time, determining that one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

only following the determination that one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device, sending a notification to the client device comprising the content item;

receiving a selection of the content item of the notification; and

causing the one of the plurality of printers that shares the location of the client device to produce the selected content item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device includes determining that the client device is connected to a communication network utilized by the one of the plurality of printers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device includes analyzing positioning data of the client device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to the selected content item being produced, causing the user to be notified, via the client device, that the content item can be produced with the one of the plurality of printers determined to share the location of the client device and wherein causing the one of the plurality of printers to produce the selected content item comprises automatically causing the one of the plurality of printers to produce the selected content item only upon receiving an indication to produce the content item following the notification.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

capturing comprises receiving data indicative of the content item and the sharing of the location from a first device under the user'"'"'s control; and

determining comprises determining that the one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device upon indication that the user is in control of a second device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first time is a first time frame that precedes the second time;

capturing comprises capturing the user'"'"'s intent to print a plurality of content items during the first time frame;

sending comprises sending a notification to the client device comprising the plurality of content items;

receiving comprises receiving a selection of the plurality of content items; and

causing the one of the plurality of printers comprises causing the one of the plurality of printers to produce the selected plurality of content items.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, prior to any of the selected plurality of content items being produced, causing the user to be notified, via the client device, that the plurality of content items can be produced with the one of the plurality of printers determined to share the location of the client device and wherein causing the one of the plurality of printers to produce the selected plurality of content items comprises automatically causing the one of the plurality of printers to produce only those of the plurality of content items selected following the notification.

8. A non-transitory processor readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor implement:

a capture engine to capture a user'"'"'s intent to produce a content item via a print icon displayed on a client device at a first time when none of a plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

a monitor engine to

determine, prior to the first time, that none of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

cause a modification to be added to the print icon displayed on the client device, wherein the modification indicates that none of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

determine, at a second time, whether one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

a notification engine to send a notification to the client device comprising the content item following a determination that one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device and receive a selection of the content item contained in the notification; and

a production engine to cause the one of the plurality of printers that shares the location of the client device to produce the selected content item in response to receiving the selection.

9. The non-transitory processor readable medium of claim 8, wherein the monitor engine is to determine when the client device is connected to a communication network utilized by the one of the plurality of printers.

10. The non-transitory processor readable medium of claim 9, wherein the sharing of the location of the client device includes a feature and the monitor engine is to determine that the one of the plurality of printers has the feature.

11. The non-transitory processor readable medium of claim 8, wherein the notification engine is to cause the user to be notified, prior to the selected content item being produced, that the content item can be produced with the one of the plurality of printers determined to share the location of the client device, and wherein the production engine is to automatically cause the one of the plurality of printers to produce the selected content item only upon receiving an indication to produce the content item following the notification being sent.

12. The non-transitory processor readable medium of claim 8, wherein:

the capture engine is to capture a user'"'"'s intent to produce the selected content item by receiving data indicative of the content item and the sharing of the location from a first device under the user'"'"'s control; and

the monitor engine is to determine that the one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device upon an indication that the user is in control of a second device.

13. The non-transitory processor readable medium of claim 8, wherein:

the first time is a first time frame that precedes the second time;

the capture engine is to capture the user'"'"'s intent to print a plurality of content items during the first time frame;

the notification engine is to send a notification to the client device comprising the plurality of content items;

the notification engine is to receive a selection of the plurality of content items; and

the production engine is to cause the one of the plurality of printers to produce the selected plurality of content items.

14. The non-transitory processor readable medium of claim 13, wherein the notification engine is to cause the user to be notified, prior to any of the selected plurality of content items being produced, that the plurality of content items can be produced with the one of the plurality of printers determined to share the location of the client device, and wherein the production engine is to automatically cause the one of the plurality of printers to produce only those of the plurality of content items selected following the notification.

15. A delayed content production system, comprising:

a capture engine to capture a user'"'"'s intent, via a print icon displayed on a client device, at a first location to produce a content item at a first time when none of a plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

a monitor engine to

determine, prior to the first time, that none of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

cause a modification to be added to the print icon displayed on the client device, wherein the modification indicates that none of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device;

determine, at a second time, that one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device

a notification engine to send a notification to the client device comprising the content item following a determination that one of the plurality of printers shares the location of the client device and receive a selection of the content item contained in the notification; and

a production engine to cause the one of the plurality of printers that shares the location of the client device to produce the selected content item only following the determination by the monitor engine.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the notification engine is to cause the user to be notified, prior to the selected content item being produced, that the content item can be produced with the one of the plurality of printers determined to share the location of the client device, and wherein the production engine is to automatically cause the one of the plurality of printers to produce the content item only upon receiving an indication to produce the content item following the notification.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the capture engine is to capture a user'"'"'s intent to produce the selected content item by receiving data indicative of the content item and the sharing of the location from a first device under the user'"'"'s control; and

the monitor engine is to determine that the one of the plurality of printers has shares the location of the client device upon indication that the user is in control of a second device.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the first time is a first time frame that precedes the second time;

the capture engine is to capture the user'"'"'s intent to print a plurality of content items during the first time frame;

the notification engine is to send a notification to the client device comprising the plurality of content items;

the notification engine is to receive a selection of the plurality of content items; and

the production engine is to cause the one of the plurality of printers to produce the selected plurality of content items.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the notification engine is to cause the user to be notified, prior to any of the selected plurality of content items being produced, that the plurality of content items can be produced with the one of the plurality of printers determined to share the location of the client device, and wherein the production engine is to automatically cause the one of the plurality of printers to produce only those of the plurality of content items selected following the notification.