US 2014/0153049 A1 · AUTHENTICATING PRINTERS PRIOR TO PAIRING WITH PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the execution of a print job. During operation, the system receives, at a printer, a signal from a portable electronic device indicating the printer has been selected for the print job. Next, in response to the selection, the system generates an output that facilitates identification of the printer by a user of the portable electronic device. The system also provides a mechanism for confirming physical access to the printer by the user. Upon confirming the physical access to the printer by the user, the system establishes a connection between the portable electronic device and the printer, wherein the connection is subsequently used by the portable electronic device and the printer to perform the print job.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

in a printer, performing operations for:
receiving a signal from a portable electronic device indicating that the printer has been selected;
confirming physical access to the printer by a user of the portable electronic device by detecting a push of a button on the printer;
and
upon confirming the physical access, establishing a connection between the portable electronic device and the printer, wherein the connection enables the portable electronic device to use the printer to perform a print job.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/176,860Filed 10 Feb 2014

Priority

2 Dec 2011

Published

5 Jun 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

G06F 3/1296
Digital output to print unit , e.g. line printer, chain printer: printer job scheduling or printer resource handling
G06F 3/1204
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
G06F 3/1225
Client or server resources management: software update, e.g. print driver, modules, plug-ins, fonts
G06F 3/1232
Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels: transmitting printer device capabilities, e.g. upon request…

Authenticating printers prior to pairing with portable electronic devices

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Authenticating printers prior to pairing with portable electronic devices

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Abstract

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