System and method for locating an output device
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorRay L Pickup
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Abstract
A system to locate an output device includes a wireless device including a configuration to display output device information used to locate the output device selected for a printing operation, where the wireless device includes a configuration to receive and store the output device information. The system also includes a storage device configured to store the output device information and to send the output device information to the wireless device. A method for locating an output device includes receiving output device information used to locate the output device selected for a printing operation from a storage device, using a wireless device. In addition, the method includes displaying the output device information for the output device selected for the printing operation on the wireless device.
Claims14
A system to locate an output device, comprising:
- a wireless device including a configuration to determine and display wireless device location information related to an area using a signal, to display area information, and to operate a proximity indicator to signal a user at a rate dependent upon a distance from the output device to the output device, where the wireless device includes a configuration to receive and store the area information;
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- a storage device configured to store the area information and to send the area information to the wireless device.
A system to locate an output device, comprising:
- a wireless device including a configuration to determine and display wireless device location information related to an area using a signal, to display area information, and to operate a proximity indicator to signal a user at a rate dependent upon a distance from the output device, where the wireless device includes a configuration to receive and store the area information;
- a storage device configured to store the area information and to send the area information to the wireless device:
- a first emitter to emit a first component of the signal;
- a second emitter to emit a second component of the signal;
- and
- a third emitter to emit a third component of the signal, where the wireless device includes a configuration to determine the wireless device location information using the first component, the second component, and the third component.
A method for locating an output device in an area, comprising:
- receiving area information, including a position of the output device, for the area using a wireless device;
- receiving a position signal with the wireless device;
- determining wireless device position information related to the area using the position signal;
- determining direction information to the output device;
- displaying the area information on the wireless device;
- displaying the wireless device position information on the wireless device;
- and
- operating a proximity indicator to signal a user at a rate dependent upon a distance from the output device on the wireless device.
A system, comprising:
- a wireless device including means for receiving a signal, means for storing area information, means for processing to determine wireless device location information using the signal and to determine direction information to a location of an output device, means for displaying the wireless device location information, and the area information, and means for operating a proximity indicator to signal a user at a rate dependent upon a distance from the output device;
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- means for sending the area information to the means for storing the area information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.