Simplified WOOBE experience

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9990165-B2
Application number	US-201314765230-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2013
Priority date	Jan 31, 2013
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A system and method for cloud centric Web out-of-box print experience (WOOBPE) for Web connected printers are disclosed. In one example, a printer is registered with a cloud print service upon the printer coupling to a network. A WOOBPE application is then launched via a computing device to obtain a network identification (ID) of the printer. A user account is then created with WOOBPE service providers for a user of the printer upon obtaining printer specific information using the network ID. Printer email ID is then provided and the printer email ID is then activated and a test page is printed based on the printer specific information. The printer is then claimed by sending the printer specific information to the WOOBPE service providers for subscribing to one or more print services and associating the printer specific information with the created user account.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method performed by at least one processor of a web out-of-box print experience (WOOBPE) cloud device, the method comprising:
based on a WOOBPE application launch by a computing device of a user, obtaining from the computing device, by the WOOBPE cloud device over one or more network, a network identification (ID) of a printer, the network ID comprising printer specific information, wherein the printer is registered with a first cloud service provider, wherein the WOOBPE application launch causes the computing device to discover the printer and obtain the network ID from the printer, and wherein the user has no existing user account with a second cloud service provider;
using the printer specific information obtained from the computing device of the user, creating, by the WOOBPE cloud device, a new user account with the second cloud service provider for the user of the computing device;
upon a creation of the new user account with second cloud service provider, providing, by the WOOBPE cloud device, a printer email ID to the computing device;
activating, by the WOOBPE cloud device, the printer email ID based on the printer specific information; and
claiming, by the WOOBPE cloud device, the printer with the second cloud service provider by calling one or more associated application programming interfaces (APIs) of the second cloud service provider to send the printer specific information to the second cloud service provider and enable the second cloud service provider to associate the printer specific information with the user account in order to subscribe the user to one or more print services.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the WOOBPE cloud device, a command to the first cloud service provider to cause the printer to print a test page upon successfully activating the printer email ID.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the printer automatically registers with the first cloud service provider in response to the user (i) selecting an ePrint option on the printer, and (ii) accepting an end user license agreement (EULA), and wherein sending the command to the first cloud service provider causes the first cloud service provider to send a print command to the printer to cause the printer to print the test page.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing device automatically launches the WOOBPE application upon scanning a near field communication (NFC) tag on the printer, and wherein the WOOBPE cloud device obtains the network ID of the printer from the computing device upon the computing device scanning the NFC tag on the printer.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the printer specific information comprises a unique serial number and a model number of the printer.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the printer specific information further comprises at least one of a type of printer application to be added to the printer, white listing rules for the printer, a user ID, a password, and desired print services corresponding to the second cloud service provider.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the printer email ID provided to the computing device is a default printer email ID that enables the user to create a personalized printer email ID, and wherein activating the printer email ID comprises activating the personalized printer email ID.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the printer email ID to the computing device includes providing an option enabling the user to choose to download a printer driver upon successfully creating the user account.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a web out-of-box print experience (WOOBPE) cloud device, cause the WOOBPE cloud device to:
based on a WOOBPE application launch by a computing device of a user, obtain, over one or more networks, a network identification (ID) of a printer from the computing device, the network ID comprising printer specific information, wherein the printer is registered with a first cloud service provider, wherein the WOOBPE application launch causes the computing device to discover the printer and obtain the network ID from the printer, and wherein the user has no user account with a second cloud service provider;
using the printer specific information obtained from the computing device of the user, create a new user account with the second cloud service provider for the user of the computing device;
upon a creation of the new user account with second cloud service provider, provide a printer email ID to the computing device and activate the printer email ID based on the printer specific information; and
claim the printer with the second cloud service provider by calling one or more associated application programming interfaces (APIs) of the second cloud service provider to send the printer specific information to the second cloud service provider and enable the second cloud service provider to associate the printer specific information with the user account in order to subscribe the user to one or more print services.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the executed instructions further cause to WOOBPE system to:
send a command to the first cloud service provider to cause the printer to print a test page upon successfully activating the printer email ID.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the printer automatically registers with the first cloud service provider in response to the user (i) selecting an ePrint option on the printer, and (ii) accepting an end user license agreement (EULA), and wherein sending the command to the first cloud service provider causes the first cloud service provider to send a print command to the printer to cause the printer to print the test page.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the computing device automatically launches the WOOBPE application upon scanning a near field communication (NFC) tag on the printer, and wherein obtaining the network ID of the printer from the computing device is based on the computing device scanning the NFC tag on the printer.

13. A web out-of-box print experience (WOOBPE) system comprising:
at least one processor, and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the WOOBPE system to:
based on a WOOBPE application launch by a computing device of a user, obtain, over one or more networks, a network identification (ID) of a printer from the computing device, the network ID comprising printer specific information, wherein the printer is registered with a first cloud service provider, wherein the WOOBPE application launch causes the computing device to discover the printer and obtain the network ID from the printer, and wherein the user has no user account with a second cloud service provider;
using the printer specific information obtained from the computing device of the user, create a new user account with the second cloud service provider for the user of the computing device;
upon a creation of the new user account with second cloud service provider, provide a printer email ID to the computing device and activate the printer email ID based on the printer specific information; and
claim the printer with the second cloud service provider by calling one or more associated application programming interfaces (APIs) of the second cloud service provider to send the printer specific information to the second cloud service provider and enable the second cloud service provider to associate the printer specific information with the user account in or

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co
• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Fernandes Lenin
• Bhatia Rajesh
• Kumaravel Ganesan

Classifications

• G06F3/1292

  Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing · CPC title

• G06F3/1204 Primary

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• H04W4/60

  Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits · CPC title

• G06F3/1224

  Client or server resources management · CPC title

• G06F3/1288

  in client-server-printer device configuration · CPC title