Mobile access notification service interface

• US 9,049,167 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2011
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: DeRoller, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Grant, II, Jerome
• Application Number:
  US13/096,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20120274977A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,496 Days
• Field of Search: 358/500, 358/505, 358/1.15, 358/504, 345/589, 726/126
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/126 Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324

Abstract

Apparatus are provided that include a mobile access notification service interface configured to operate on messages targeting a mobile access notification service so that a given message targeting a given user via the mobile access notification service causes a access notice indicator of the given user'"'"'s mobile data communication device to visibly show when data from the given message is ready for access via one or more designated non-mobile access devices. The mobile access notification service interface includes an access notification trigger data detector configured to process and identify, from among plural messages originating at message source machines, access notification messages containing access notification trigger data. A mobile access notification service linking mechanism is configured to link access notification messages containing the access notification trigger data to access notice indicators on corresponding targeted user mobile data communication devices, to link the access notification messages to one or more non-mobile access devices for access of content of the access notification messages at those non-mobile access devices, and to communicate non-mobile access device access code information to the targeted users for controlled user access at the one or more non-mobile access devices.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a print trigger data detector for receiving a plurality of emails sent to a mobile access notification service and addressed to a targeted mobile data communication device of a targeted user and detecting an email containing a print trigger data of the plurality of emails intended for the targeted mobile data communication device of the targeted user from a first mobile data communication device of a first user, wherein the print trigger data indicates that the email contains content to be printed; and

a mobile print service linking mechanism for forwarding the email containing the print trigger data to a mobile print server, forwarding a notification to a notice indicator on the targeted mobile data communication device that the content is available on the mobile print server, linking the email to a multi-function device selected by the targeted user to allow for access of the content on the mobile print server and communicating an access code to the targeted mobile data communication device to access the content in the email at the mobile print server.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile access notification service comprises a Xerox mobile print solution.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of email messages is configured to be sent via an email server.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the print trigger data includes indicia that a given email has an office administration purpose.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the print trigger data includes indicia that the email pertains to a particular office location.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the print trigger data includes indicia that the email has a building management purpose.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the print trigger data includes indicia that the email includes managed service provider instructions.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the print trigger data includes indicia that the email includes advertising designated for communication via the mobile access notification service.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the notification indicates when yet-to-be printed content is ready for access.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the notification indicates that content is ready for display access.

11. A method comprising:

detecting an email message from among a plurality of email messages that contains a print trigger data, wherein the print trigger data indicates that the email message contains content to be printed, wherein the email message is sent from a first user of a first mobile data communication device to a mobile access notification service and addressed to a targeted user of a targeted mobile data communication device;

forwarding the email message to a mobile print server;

transmitting an indication to an access notice indicator on a screen of the targeted mobile data communication device, the indication being such that the targeted user is notified of the content from the email message is available via the mobile print server, wherein the indication includes an access code to access the content in the email message at the mobile print server; and

linking the email to a multi-function device (MFD) selected by the targeted user to allow for access of the content on the mobile printer server.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with data, the encoded data interoperable with a machine to cause:

detecting an email message from among a plurality of email messages that contains a print trigger data, wherein the print trigger data indicates that the email message contains content to be printed, wherein the email message is sent from a first user of a first mobile data communication device to a mobile access notification service and addressed to a targeted user of a targeted mobile data communication device;

forwarding the email message to a mobile print server;

transmitting an indication to an access notice indicator on a screen of the targeted mobile data communication device, the indication being such that the targeted user is notified of the content from the email message is available via the mobile print server, wherein the indication includes an access code to access the content in the email message at the mobile print server; and

linking the email to a multi-function device (MFD) selected by the targeted user to allow for access of the content on the mobile printer server.