Method, computer-readable medium, and machine for registering a user with a subscription service using a network-connected printer

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a network-connected printer, causes the network-connected printer to perform operations comprising:

• determining that a mobile computing device has been brought into sufficient proximity of the network-connected printer by a radio frequency identification (RFID) interface of the network-connected printer detecting an RFID tag of the mobile computing device;
• responsive to determining that the mobile computing device has been brought into sufficient proximity of the network-connected printer, receiving, from the mobile computing device via the RFID interface of the network-connected printer, account information for a user of the mobile computing device, the account information associated with a mobile payment resource with which the user has an account that was previously configured with payment information and shipping information of the user;
• and
• transmitting the account information to a remote provider to register the network-connected printer and the user with an automatic printer consumable item subscription service by which a new printer consumable item is automatically shipped to the user as indicated by the shipping information responsive to an existing printer consumable item currently installed in the network-connected printer having to be replenished,
• wherein the processing permits the user to sign up for the automatic printer consumable item subscription service via bringing the mobile computing device into sufficient proximity of the network-connected printer and without having to reenter the payment information or the shipping information.

A network-connected printer comprising:

• a housing having a designated region;
• a network interface;
• a radio frequency identification (RFID) interface positioned within the housing at the designated region;
• a processor coupled to the network interface and the RFID interface, the processor to perform processing comprising:
• determining that a mobile computing device has been brought into sufficient proximity of the network-connected printer by the RFID interface of the network-connected printer detecting an RFID tag of the mobile computing device;
• responsive to determining that the mobile computing device has been brought into sufficient proximity of the network-connected printer, receiving, from the mobile computing device via the RFID interface, account information for a user of the mobile computing device, the account information associated with a mobile payment resource with which the user has an account that was previously configured with payment information and shipping information of the user;
• and
• transmitting the account information to a remote provider to register the network-connected printer and the user with an automatic printer consumable item subscription service by which a new printer consumable item is automatically shipped to the user as indicated by the shipping information when an existing printer consumable item currently installed in the network-connected printer has to be replenished,
• wherein the processing permits the user to sign up for the automatic printer consumable item subscription service via bringing the mobile computing device into sufficient proximity of the network-connected printer and without having to reenter the payment information or the shipping information.