# US 2017/0257517 A1 · Systems and methods for printing a document using a graphical code image > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0257517 A1 - Document ID: US20170257517A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/063,411 - Filed: 2016-03-07 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-07 - Assignees: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. - Applicants: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. - Inventors: Debashis Panda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170257517A1 ## CPC - H04N 1/32133: {on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header} - H04N 1/00164: {at a remote location} - H04N 1/00244: {with a server, e.g. an internet server (fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324)} - H04N 1/00251: {with an apparatus for taking photographic images, e.g. a camera} - H04N 1/00307: {with a mobile telephone apparatus (constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00)} - H04N 1/4413: {involving the use of passwords, ID codes or the like, e.g. PIN} - H04N 1/444: {to a particular document or image or part thereof} - H04W 8/20: Transfer of user or subscriber data - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04N 2201/0094: Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception - H04N 2201/3228: further additional information (metadata) being comprised in the identification information - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A system comprises a server, a mobile device and an image forming apparatus. The server includes a storage manager for managing storage of documents and associated document identifiers, an image forming apparatus interface for receiving a set request identifying a user from the image forming apparatus and for providing associated document identifiers to the image forming apparatus, and a mobile device interface for receiving from the mobile device a document request containing a document identifier and for providing in response a document associated with the document identifier to the mobile device, the document identifier received by the mobile device from the image forming apparatus as a graphical code image. The mobile device includes a camera for capturing a snapshot of the graphical code image from the image forming apparatus, and a server interface for sending the document request to the server and for receiving the document. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A printing system comprising: a server device including a storage manager configured to manage storage of documents and associated document identifiers, a particular set of one or more of the documents and one or more associated document identifiers being associated with a particular user; a first image forming apparatus communication interface configured to receive from an image forming apparatus a set request containing identification of the particular user, and configured to provide the particular set of one or more associated document identifiers to the image forming apparatus in response to receiving the set request; and a first mobile computing device communication interface configured to receive a document request from a mobile computing device, the document request containing information identifying a selected document identifier of the particular set of one or more associated document identifiers, the mobile computing device receiving a graphical code image identifying the selected document identifier from the image forming apparatus, and configured to provide a selected document associated with the selected document identifier to the image forming apparatus for printing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The printing system of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the selected document identifier is the selected document identifier. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The printing system of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the selected document identifier is the graphical code image and wherein the server device further includes a code converter for converting between the graphical code image and the selected document identifier. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The printing system of claim 1, wherein the first image forming apparatus communication interface is further configured to provide a set of one or more document descriptors to the image forming apparatus in response to receiving the set request, each document descriptor containing information to support the user in recognizing the associated document. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The printing system of claim 1, further comprising: an image forming apparatus including a first server device communication interface configured to send the set request to the server device, the set request including the identification of the particular user; and an operation panel configured to present the particular set of one or more associated document identifiers, and configured to enable a user to identify the selected document identifier; and a mobile computing device including a camera configured to capture a snapshot of the graphical code image identifying the selected document identifier from the image forming apparatus; a second server device communication interface configured to send the document request for the selected document to the server device, the request including the information identifying the selected document identifier; and an image forming unit configured to print a printable representation of the selected document. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The printing system of claim 5, wherein the second server device communication interface of the mobile computing device is further configured to receive the selected document in response to the document request, and the mobile computing device further includes a rendering unit configured to render the document into a printable representation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The printing system of claim 6, wherein the mobile computing device further includes a second image forming apparatus communication interface configured to send the printable representation to the image forming apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The printing system of claim 7, wherein the mobile computing device further includes a user interface configured to display a print preview of the selected document. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The printing system of claim 8, wherein the user interface is further configured to receive an instruction to edit the printable representation and configured to change a configuration setting and generate an updated print preview in response to the instruction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The printing system of claim 1, wherein the server device further includes a code generator configured to generate the graphical code image. ### Claim 11 A method comprising: managing storage of documents and associated document identifiers, a particular set of one or more of the documents and one or more associated document identifiers being associated with a particular user; receiving from an image forming apparatus a set request containing identification of the particular user; providing the set of one or more associated document identifiers to the image forming apparatus in response to receiving the set request; receiving a document request from a mobile computing device, the document request containing information identifying a selected document identifier of the particular set of one or more associated document identifiers, the mobile computing device obtaining a graphical code image identifying the selected document identifier from the image forming apparatus; and providing a particular document associated with the selected document identifier to the image forming apparatus for printing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the information identifying the selected document identifier is the selected document identifier. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the information identifying the selected document identifier is the graphical code image and further comprising converting between the graphical code image and the selected document identifier. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising providing a set of one or more document descriptors to the image forming apparatus in response to receiving the set request, each document descriptor containing information to support the user in recognizing the associated document. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising rendering the particular document into a printable representation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising sending the printable representation to the image forming apparatus. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving an instruction to edit the printable representation and, in response to the instruction, changing a configuration setting and generating an updated print preview. ### Claim 18 An image forming apparatus, comprising: an authentication process for authenticating a particular user; a server device communication interface configured to provide a set request to a server device, the server device configured to manage storage of documents and associated document identifiers, a particular set of one or more of the documents and one or more associated document identifiers being associated with a particular user, the set request including identification of the particular user, the server device communication interface being further configured to receive the particular set of one or more associated document identifiers from the server device in response to the set request; an operation panel configured to display the particular set of one or more associated document identifiers, configured to enable identification of a selected document identifier associated with a particular document for printing, and configured to provide a graphical code image associated with the selected document identifier in response to the identification of the selected document identifier; and an image forming unit configured to print a particular printable representation of the particular document associated with the selected document identifier. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The image forming apparatus of claim 18, wherein the selected document identifier is the graphical code image. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The image forming apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a code converter for converting between the particular document identifier and the graphical code image. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The image forming apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a rendering unit configured to render the particular document into a first printable representation. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The image forming apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first printable representation is the particular printable representation. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The image forming apparatus of claim 21, further comprising a mobile device communication interface configured to provide the first printable representation of the particular document to the mobile computing device. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The image forming apparatus of claim 23, wherein the mobile device communication interface is further configured to receive a request to edit a print configuration setting, and the rendering unit is further configured to re-render the particular document into the particular printable representation. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The image forming apparatus of claim 23, wherein the mobile computing device communication interface is configured to receive a print request from the mobile computing device.