Output device and method for output without an output driver

• US 10,108,394 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2015
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, William Ho, Liu, Christine Ying
• Primary Examiner(s): Recek, Jason D
• Application Number:
  US14/866,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20160011836A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/12 Digital output to print unit , e.g. line printer, chain printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1226 Discovery of devices having required properties
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1247 by conversion to printer ready format
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/126 Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3226 Use of secure elements separate from M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4012 Verifying personal identification numbers [PIN]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 : Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/405 : Establishing or using transaction specific rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/00 : Business processing using cryptography postage metering system using cryptography G06Q2250/05
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 : Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 : indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 : Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 : Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 : Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 : Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 : Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2478 : Telephone terminals specially adapted for non-voice services, e.g. email, internet access centralized arrangements where telephones services are combined H04M7/0024; for recording text messages H04M3/5322; for accessing Internet H04M3/4938
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 : locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

An output device for providing output service to a mobile information apparatus without requiring a device specific output driver installed at the mobile information apparatus. The wireless output device may include an operating system, a wireless communication unit for radio frequency communication, a display screen, and a user interface over the display screen, the output device may include features for installing one or more application software at the output device for expanding the capabilities of the output device, registering the output device with a control point over a network and providing an identification of the output device for enabling one or more mobile information apparatuses to transmit output data to the output device. Subsequent to registering the output device and providing the identification information of the output device, the output device receives output data associated with the identification information from the mobile information apparatus for rendering.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium in which a program to execute a data output method of a wireless communication device, is recorded, the method comprising:

controlling to search for one or more output devices;

controlling to display, on a touch screen display of the wireless communication device, a list of the one or more output devices that are found through the searching for the one or more output devices;

receiving, via the touch screen display, a first input for selecting an output device from the list of the one or more output devices that are displayed;

in response to the first input for selecting the output device being received, controlling to transmit first information regarding the output device that is selected, to the output device that is selected;

receiving, based on the first information that is transmitted, second information, from the output device that is selected;

generating an output data, based on the second information that is received; and

controlling to transmit the output data that is generated, to the output device that is selected,

wherein the output device that is selected provides an output service to the wireless communication device without requiring a device-specific output driver to be installed at the wireless communication device.

2. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 1, wherein the output device is a printer.

3. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 1, wherein the list of the one or more output devices comprises output device model information.

4. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 1, wherein the second information comprises an output device attribute of the output device that is selected.

5. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 4, wherein the output device attribute comprises either one or both of a duplex printing attribute and a color printing attribute.

6. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises controlling to display a first user interface to receive a user input to print via the output device that is selected.

7. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises controlling to display a second user interface for selecting a setting including any one or any combination a number of copies, a page range, and a duplex printing setting.

8. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 1, wherein the output data comprises a print setting based on the second information that is received, and print content.

9. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded therein a program executable by a processor to perform a data output method of a wireless communication device, the data output method comprising:

controlling to detect an output device, based on a physical proximity of the wireless communication device to the output device;

controlling to wirelessly connect to the output device that is detected;

based on the wireless communication device being wirelessly connected to the output device that is detected, receiving an output device attribute of the output device that is wirelessly connected, from the output device that is wirelessly connected;

controlling to display, on a touch screen display, a user interface for outputting an item via the output device that is wirelessly connected, based on the output device attribute that is received; and

receiving a user input via the user interface that is displayed; and

in response to the user input being received, controlling to wirelessly transmit the item to the output device that is wirelessly connected,

wherein the output device provides an output service to the wireless communication device without requiring a device-specific output driver to be installed at the wireless communication device.

10. An output device comprising:

a communicator configured to communicate with a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device searching for one or more output devices; and

a controller configured to;

control to connect to the wireless communication device in response to receiving, from the wireless communication device, first information regarding the output device, the output device being selected at the wireless communication device;

in response to the output device being connected to the wireless communication device, control the communicator to transmit, to the wireless communication device that is connected, second information regarding an output device attribute of the output device;

control the communicator to receive an item for printing, from the wireless communication device that is connected, the item being generated in the wireless communication device that is connected, based on the second information that is transmitted; and

in response to the item being received, control to perform output job processing to print the item that is received, without requiring a device-specific output driver to be installed in the wireless communication device.

11. The output device of claim 10, wherein the first information indicates that the output device that is selected at the wireless communication device is a printer.

12. The output device of claim 11, wherein the first information comprises output device model information.

13. The output device of claim 10, wherein the output device attribute of the output device comprises either one or both of a duplex printing attribute and a color printing attribute.

14. The output device of claim 10, wherein the item that is received comprises a print setting based on the second information that is transmitted, and print content.