Methods for printing using an off-line policy-based printing system
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsJin Liang, Tai Yu Chen, Michael Ong Martin
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Abstract
A policy-based printing system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server receives requests from the printing device to process a print job of a document in the private domain. If the private server is off-line, then the printing device prints the document and a cost reimbursement request is submitted to account for the printed document.
Claims7
A method for a printing system, the method comprising:
- printing a document at a printing device;
- determining a cost for the printed document;
- generating a cost reimbursement data file according to the cost using a mobile application on a mobile device;
- receiving the cost reimbursement data file at a public server;
- submitting the cost reimbursement data file to a private server when connected to the public server;
- associating the cost reimbursement data file to a ledger at the private server, wherein the ledger corresponds to a policy for using the printing device;
- applying the policy to the cost reimbursement based on information from the ledger, wherein the policy is stored on the private server;
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- determining a payment for printing the document according to the policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.