US 2007/0168514 A1 · Output management system and method for enabling printing via wireless devices

Abstract

A system and method for managing output such as printing, faxing, and e-mail over various types of computer networks. In one aspect, the method provides for printing via a wireless device. The system provides renderable data to the wireless device by which a user-interface (UI) may be rendered. The UI enables users to select source data and an output device on which the source data are to be printed. The source data are then retrieved from a local or remote store and forwarded to a print service, which renders output image data corresponding to the source data and the output device that was selected. The output image data are then submitted to the output device to be physically rendered. The user-interfaces enable wired and wireless devices to access the system. The system enables documents to be printed by reference, and enables access to resources behind firewalls.

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Dependent claims

A method for printing via a wireless device, comprising:

providing renderable data to the wireless device by which a user-interface (UI) may be rendered on the wireless device;
enabling a user to select source data to be printed via the UI;
enabling the user to select an output device or use a default output device on which the source data are to be printed via the UI;
receiving the source data via at a print service;
rendering output image data corresponding to the source data and one of the output device that was selected or the default output device via the print service;
and
submitting the output image data to the output device to be printed.

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A method for printing on a private network behind a firewall from an originating device outside of the firewall, comprising:

establishing a pass-through communication link between an output management system component located behind the firewall and an output management system component outside the firewall, said pass-through communication link passing through the firewall;
providing renderable data to the originating device by which a user-interface may be rendered on the originating device;
enabling a user to select source data to be printed via the user-interface;
enabling the user to select an output device on the private network on which the source data are to be printed;
retrieving the source data from a store;
rendering output image data corresponding to the source data and the output device that was selected;
sending the output image data from the output management system component outside the firewall to the output management system component located behind the firewall;
and
submitting the output image data from the output management system component located behind the firewall to the output device to be physically rendered by the output device.

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A method for printing on a private network behind a firewall from an originating device outside of the firewall, comprising:

establishing a pass-through communication link between an output management system component located behind the firewall and an output management system component outside the firewall, said pass-through communication link passing through the firewall;
providing renderable data to the originating device by which a user-interface may be rendered on the originating device;
enabling a user to select source data to be printed via the user-interface;
enabling the user to select an output device on the private network on which the source data are to be printed;
forwarding the source data or a reference thereto from the output management system component located outside of the firewall to the output management component located behind the firewall;
rendering output image data corresponding to the source data and the output device that was selected;
and
submitting the output image data to the output device to be physically rendered by the output device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Output management system and method for enabling printing via wireless devices

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Output management system and method for enabling printing via wireless devices

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Abstract

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