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Providing an integrated, feature oriented ad-hoc printing device selection system for mobile client devices
US9104359B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9104359-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314011978-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 30, 2007 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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An integrated printer driver includes the capability to discover available ad-hoc printing devices and obtain the features and options currently supported by those ad-hoc printing devices. The integrated printer driver automatically selects a particular ad-hoc printing device based upon a user's selected feature and option set and allows a user to print an electronic document prior to an ad-hoc communications link being established with the particular ad-hoc printing device. The integrated printer driver renders the electronic document and generates a print job, and holds the print job until an ad-hoc communications link is established with the particular ad-hoc printing device. After the ad-hoc communications link has been established, the integrated printer driver determines whether the particular ad-hoc printing device is capable of successfully processing the print job and if so, causes the print job to be transmitted to the ad-hoc printing device.
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What is claimed is: 1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, cause: prior to an ad-hoc wireless communications link being established between a mobile client device and a particular ad-hoc printing device, at the mobile client device, generating a print job; and after the ad-hoc wireless communications link is established between the mobile client device and the particular ad-hoc printing device:…
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- What does patent US9104359B2 cover?
- An integrated printer driver includes the capability to discover available ad-hoc printing devices and obtain the features and options currently supported by those ad-hoc printing devices. The integrated printer driver automatically selects a particular ad-hoc printing device based upon a user's selected feature and option set and allows a user to print an electronic document prior to an ad-hoc…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Xiao Zhenning, Ricoh Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/1292. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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