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US 2003/0074261 A1Published application
Embedded payment for mobile printing
OwnerCorey J. Norrisinventor
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An electronic document is transferred to print media in exchange for payment. Payment account information is discovered. The payment account information is discovered either by reading the payment account information from an encoded magnetic strip or an optical strip or by receiving a transmission including the payment account information. The payment account information is optionally verified. Either after receiving the payment account information or after verifying the payment account information, the output apparatus is activated to accept and output the electronic document. Either after discovering the payment account information, verifying the payment account information, or activating the output apparatus, an electronic document is accepted. The electronic document is transferred to print media. A price is determined for accepting the electronic document and transferring the electronic document to print media. A payment transaction is executed with the payment information, at the determined price.
A method for transferring an electronic document to print media in exchange for payment, the method comprising:
An output apparatus for transferring an electronic document to print media in exchange for payment, the system comprising:
A program storage system readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program, applet, or instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for transferring an electronic document to print media in exchange for payment, the method steps comprising:
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