Method and system for communicating between a remote printer and a server
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device from a remote printer, data identifying one or more characteristics of the remote printer, wherein the computing device comprises at least one processor and memory and is communicatively coupled to the remote printer via a network;
verifying, by the computing device, that the remote printer has been registered with the computing device; and
sending, from the computing device to the remote printer, an indication of a number of data items to be printed and an indication of a number of print data items to be downloaded, wherein the remote printer is configured to download the print data items.
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Abstract
In order to enable downloading to a mobile printer data items from a server, a method comprising the steps of establishing communication connection end points (“sockets”), communicating with the server, where the communication includes sending a request for authentication to the server, receiving an authentication response, requesting print data portions from the server, receiving the requested print data portions, and notifying the server after each print data portion has been printed. The method also includes the step of terminating their communication connection when a printing session ends or if an error occurs. The method constitutes a printer-server protocol.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device from a remote printer, data identifying one or more characteristics of the remote printer, wherein the computing device comprises at least one processor and memory and is communicatively coupled to the remote printer via a network; verifying, by the computing device, that the remote printer has been registered with the computing device; and sending, from the computing device to the remote printer, an indication of a number of data items to be printed and an indication of a number of print data items to be downloaded, wherein the remote printer is configured to download the print data items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable storage device having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive, by a computing device from a remote printer, data identifying one or more characteristics of the remote printer; instructions to verify, by the computing device, that the remote printer has been registered with the computing device; and instructions to send, from the computing device to the remote printer, an indication of a number of data items to be printed and an indication of a number of print data items to be downloaded, wherein the remote printer is configured to download the print data items. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device for managing a remote printer, the computing device comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory in communication with the at least one processor, the at least one memory having instructions embodied thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to; receive, from a remote printer, data identifying one or more characteristics of the remote printer, verify that the remote printer has been registered with the computing device, and send, to the remote printer, an indication of a number of data items to be printed and an indication of a number of print data items to be downloaded, wherein the remote printer is configured to download the print data items. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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