Method and system to share a printer and print
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1. A method to share a printer and print, the method comprising:
- receiving at a print service executing at a computing device, via an electronic communication network, from a first user that is a member of a social networking service an instruction to share a printer;
presenting, via a web page provided by the social networking service, a browser window provided by the print service to the first user, wherein the browser window provides the first user with a plurality of selectable options to enable sharing of the printer including a first option to enable sharing by following an instruction on front panel of the printer and a second option to enable sharing by downloading, from the print service, a proxy to operate on a computing device attached to the printer;
receiving a print job at the print service;
wherein the print job is received, via the network, from a second user that is a member of the social networking service,wherein sending of the print job to the print service was initiated by the second user via a user interface provided by the print service via a browser window appearing on a web page provided by the social network service; and
sending, via the network, the print job to the printer to print upon confirmation that the second user is identified as a friend of the first user within the social networking service.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an instruction to share a printer is received at a print service, via a network, from a first user that is a member of a social networking service. A print job is received at the print service, via the network, from a second user that is a member of the social networking service. The print job is sent, via the network, to the printer to print.
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1. A method to share a printer and print, the method comprising:
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receiving at a print service executing at a computing device, via an electronic communication network, from a first user that is a member of a social networking service an instruction to share a printer; presenting, via a web page provided by the social networking service, a browser window provided by the print service to the first user, wherein the browser window provides the first user with a plurality of selectable options to enable sharing of the printer including a first option to enable sharing by following an instruction on front panel of the printer and a second option to enable sharing by downloading, from the print service, a proxy to operate on a computing device attached to the printer; receiving a print job at the print service; wherein the print job is received, via the network, from a second user that is a member of the social networking service, wherein sending of the print job to the print service was initiated by the second user via a user interface provided by the print service via a browser window appearing on a web page provided by the social network service; and sending, via the network, the print job to the printer to print upon confirmation that the second user is identified as a friend of the first user within the social networking service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed implement a method to share a printer and print, the method comprising:
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receiving at a print service, via a network, from a first user that is a member of a social networking service an instruction to share a printer; presenting, via a web page provided by the social networking service, a browser window provided by the print service to the first user, wherein the browser window provides the first user with a plurality of selectable options to enable sharing of the printer including a first option to enable sharing by following an instruction on front panel of the printer and a second option to enable sharing by downloading, from the print service, a proxy to operate on a computing device attached to the printer; receiving a print job at the print service, wherein the print job is received, via the network, from a second user that is a member of the social networking service; wherein sending of the print job to the print service was initiated by the second user via a user interface provided to the second user by the print service via a browser window appearing on a web page provided by the social network service; and sending, via the network, the print job to the printer to print after confirmation that the second user is identified as a friend of the first user within the social networking service. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to share a printer and print, comprising:
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a catalog engine operable to receive, via a network, from a first user that is a member of a social networking service an instruction to share a printer; a share enable engine operable to present, via a web page provided by the social networking service, a browser window provided by the print service to the first user, wherein the browser window provides the first user with a plurality of selectable options to enable sharing of the printer including a first option to enable sharing by following an instruction on front panel of the printer and a second option to enable sharing by downloading, from the print service, a proxy to operate on a computing device attached to the printer; and a job receipt engine operable to receive a print job, wherein the print job is received, via the network, from a second user that is a member of the social networking service; wherein sending of the print job to the print service was initiated by the second user via a user interface provided by the print service via a browser window appearing on a web page provided by the social network service; and a job send engine operable to send, via the network, the print job to the printer to print following confirmation that the second user is identified as a friend of the first user within the social networking service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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