Authentication system for printing at a device using a mobile application

A method for printing a document from a third party application using a mobile application, the method comprising:

• pairing a mobile application with a first printing device to receive identification information using a first identification code for the first printing device;
• pairing the mobile application with a second printing device to receive identification information using a second identification code for the second printing device;
• receiving a first request from the mobile application to establish a first connection to the first printing device at a third party application having a document;
• receiving a second request from the mobile application to establish a second connection to the second printing device at the third party application having the document;
• generating a first authentication token at the third party application in response to the first request;
• generating a second authentication token at the third party application in response to the second request;
• providing the first and second authentication tokens to the mobile application;
• storing the first authentication token and the identification information for the first printing device at a document processing platform;
• storing the second authentication token and the identification information for the second printing device at the document processing platform;
• retrieving the first authentication token from the document processing platform by the first printing device upon receipt of the identification information for the first printing device;
• retrieving the second authentication token from the document processing platform by the second printing device upon receipt of the identification information for the second printing device:
• printing the document directly from the third party application at the first printing device;
• and
• printing the document directly from the third party application at the second printing device.

A method for printing documents from a plurality of applications at a printing device using a mobile application, the method comprising:

• receiving a first authentication token from a first application of the plurality of applications at a mobile application, wherein a first document is provided by the first application;
• receiving a second authentication token from a second application of the plurality of applications at the mobile application, wherein a second document is provided by the second application;
• pairing information for a printing device with the first and second authentication tokens by the mobile application;
• storing the information and the first and second authentication tokens at a document processing platform;
• providing the information from the printing device to the document processing platform;
• retrieving the first and second authentication tokens from the document processing platform by the printing device according to the information;
• printing the first document from the first application at the printing device using the first authentication token;
• and
• printing the second document from the second application at the printing device using the second authentication token.