Document delivery to a mobile device using mobile device based permissions
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1. A method of document delivery to a mobile device using mobile device based permissions, the method comprising:
- registering the mobile device with a server coupled to a communications network, the registering including providing from the mobile device to the server a device identifier for the mobile device, along with a network address of the mobile device;
receiving, from the server, a print permission request at the mobile device, the print permission request originating from a sending device and including a user identifier associated with the sending device;
sending a permission response to the server; and
if the permission response indicates an acceptance of the print permission request, receiving, from the sending device, a print transfer document.
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Abstract
Mobile devices enable users to access data and documents in a convenient portable format. The disclosed method and system enables management of permissions associated with documents to be transferred/moved onto a mobile device for review or reference by making the transfer simple and straight forward so that it may be easy for non-technically literate users using a printer driver metaphor on a sending device such as a personal computer.
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1. A method of document delivery to a mobile device using mobile device based permissions, the method comprising:
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registering the mobile device with a server coupled to a communications network, the registering including providing from the mobile device to the server a device identifier for the mobile device, along with a network address of the mobile device; receiving, from the server, a print permission request at the mobile device, the print permission request originating from a sending device and including a user identifier associated with the sending device; sending a permission response to the server; and if the permission response indicates an acceptance of the print permission request, receiving, from the sending device, a print transfer document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile device configured for document delivery using mobile device based permissions, the mobile device comprising:
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a processor; and a communications subsystem, wherein the mobile device is configured to; register with a server coupled to a communications network, the registering including providing from the mobile device to the server a device identifier for the mobile device, along with a network address of the mobile device; receive, from the server, a print permission request, the print permission request originating from a sending device and including a user identifier associated with the sending device; send a permission response to the server; and if the permission response indicates an acceptance of the print permission request, receive from the sending device a print transfer document. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions for document delivery to a mobile device using mobile device based permissions, the instructions which when executed by a processor of the mobile device performing:
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registering the mobile device with a server coupled to a communications network, the registering including providing from the mobile device to the server a device identifier for the mobile device, along with a network address of the mobile device; receiving, from the server, a print permission request at the mobile device, the print permission request originating from a sending device and including a user identifier associated with a sending device; sending a permission response to the server; and if the permission response indicates an acceptance of the print permission request, receiving, from the sending device, a print transfer document. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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