Systems and methods for activating confidential print jobs from a remote electronic device
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorRichard Suyehira
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Abstract
Systems and method for activating a confidential print job from a remote device. A printer receives a print job containing personal and/or confidential information together with an indication for the printer to hold, or defer, the print job until an activation command is received. The print job is not printed until the owner of the information transmits an activation command from a remote, portable electronic device. This insures that the owner of the information is present at the printer when the print job is printer. The owner of the information is thus assured that no person other than the owner will receive the information.
Claims12
A method, comprising:
- receiving a print job into memory of a printer, the print job including an indication to hold the print job until it is activated;
- receiving an activation command from a remote device;
- and
- activating the print job upon receipt of the activation command.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a print job;
- receiving a delay command;
- holding the print job;
- activating the print job when an activation command is received from a remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.