Method and system for secure delivery and printing of documents via a network device

A method for a user to retrieve and print an encrypted document stored in a server in a network using a printer coupled to said network, said method comprising:

• establishing a communication between a mobile device carried by said user and said server;
• selecting said document, utilizing said mobile device, for printing by said printer;
• receiving from said server, at said mobile device, a key for decrypting said encrypted document;
• receiving at said printer a pointer indicating a location of said stored encrypted document in said server;
• and
• sending said key from said mobile device to said printer via a wireless communication when said mobile device is physically near said printer;
• wherein said printer retrieves said stored encrypted document from said server using said pointers, decrypts said document using said key, and prints said decrypted document.

A system for allowing a user to remotely retrieve and print an encrypted document stored in a data center coupled to a network, said system comprising:

• a key to decrypt said encrypted document, said key being stored in said data center;
• a printing device coupled to said network, said printing device being remote from said data center;
• a mobile device carried by said user, said mobile device adapted to communicate wirelessly with said data center to allow said user to select said encrypted document and provide information to said data center identifying said printing device, said data center in response to said encrypted document being selected sending said key to said mobile device;
• and
• a pointer to indicate a location of said encrypted document in said data center;
• wherein said pointer is sent to said printing device by said data center, said printing device retrieves said encrypted document from said data center using said pointer, said mobile device sends said key to said printing device, and said printing device decrypts said encrypted document using said key and prints said document.