US 2016/0259602 A1 · METHOD OF HANDLING A GUEST PRINT JOB FOR PROCESSING BY AN AUTHENTICATED PRINTING SYSTEM AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD

Abstract

Due to the lack of a user account, it is a problem to handle a guest print job, submitted by a guest user and associated with first user credentials, for processing by an authenticated printing system requiring the guest print job to be authenticated using second user credentials. This problem is solved by a method comprising the steps of i. obtaining the guest print job, the guest print job comprising print job metadata, the first user credentials being associated with the print job, ii. obtaining the second user credentials, iii. creating a guest user account with the authenticated printing system, the guest user account being associated with the second user credentials, iv. adding the second user credentials to the metadata, and v. forwarding at least the print job metadata, comprising the second user credentials, to the authenticated printing system for processing. A system and a computer program product for performing the method are also provided.

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Dependent claims

1-18. (canceled)

A method of handling a guest print job, submitted by a guest user by means of a user device and comprising first user credentials, for processing by an authenticated printing system for printing a document on a printer, the authenticated printing system requiring said guest print job to be authenticated using second user credentials, wherein a processing server is interposed in the path of the document between the user device and the authenticated printing system, said guest print job encompassing any file, whether directly readable by a printer or not, that the guest user desires to print, said method comprising the steps of

obtaining said guest print job, said guest print job comprising print job metadata, said first user credentials being associated with said guest print job,
obtaining said second user credentials,
creating a guest user account with said authenticated printing system, said guest user account being associated with said second user credentials,
converting said guest print job for making it printable by the printer,
adding said second user credentials to said metadata, and
forwarding at least said print job metadata, comprising said second user credentials, to said authenticated printing system for said processing,
wherein the steps of the method are performed by the processing server.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/031,586Filed 25 Oct 2013

Published

8 Sep 2016

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

G06F 3/1222
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: increasing security of the print job
G06F 3/1204
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
G06F 3/1205
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings,…
G06F 3/1238
Print job management: secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a…

Method of handling a guest print job for processing by an authenticated printing system and system for performing the method

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Method of handling a guest print job for processing by an authenticated printing system and system for performing the method

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