Method and system for matching distributed users with distributed multi-function devices

A system for matching distributed users with distributed multi-function devices, said system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to said processor;
• and a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for:
• registering a plurality of multi-function devices associated with a cloud infrastructure and user information to a back end unit, wherein said back end unit maintains a persistent state of said plurality of multi-function devices in said cloud infrastructure;
• generating a sorted list of said plurality of multi-function devices that meet at least one job criterion associated with a rendering job and account for user proximity to said plurality of multi-function devices in response to receiving said rendering job from a user;
• providing dynamic a turn-by-turn direction for locating a destination multi-function device in said cloud infrastructure from a user's location in response to selecting said destination multi-function device from said sorted list wherein said turn-by-turn direction accounts for travel plans and details about preferred locations;
• updating said dynamic turn-by-turn direction if said destination multi-function device becomes unresponsive, to locate a new destination multi-function device in said cloud infrastructure from a user's location in response to selecting said new destination multi-function device from said sorted list;
• affixing a picture of a two dimensional code associated with a non-EIP enabled MFD to said non-EIP enabled MFD;
• sending a picture of said two dimensional code to said back end unit;
• and interpreting said two dimensional code by said back end unit to find an IP address associated with said non-EIP enabled MFD to render said rendering lob to said IP address.

A system for matching distributed users with distributed multi-function devices, said system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to said processor;
• and a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for:
• registering a plurality of multi-function devices associated with a cloud infrastructure and user information to a back end unit, wherein said back end unit maintains a persistent state of said plurality of multi-function devices in said cloud infrastructure;
• generating a sorted list of said plurality of multi-function devices that meet at least one job criterion associated with a rendering job and account for user proximity to said plurality of multi-function devices in response to receiving said rendering job from a user;
• providing dynamic a turn-by-turn direction for locating a destination multi-function device in said cloud infrastructure from a user's location in response to selecting said destination multi-function device from said sorted list wherein said turn-by-turn direction accounts for travel plans and details about preferred locations;
• updating said dynamic turn-by-turn direction if said destination multi-function device becomes unresponsive, to locate a new destination multi-function device in said cloud infrastructure from a user's location in response to selecting said new destination multi-function device from said sorted list;
• and creating a virtual print queue that maintains said rendering job with respect to each user utilizing a storage unit associated with said private cloud and/or said back end unit for confidentially rendering said rendering job;
• a picture of a two dimensional code affixed to an associated non-EIP enabled MFD, wherein said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor are further configured for:
• sending a picture of said two dimensional code to said back end unit;
• and interpreting said two dimensional code by said back end unit to find an IP address associated with said non-EIP enabled MFD to render said rendering job to said IP address.