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US 8,508,757 B1Granted
Printing from a handheld device via a remote server
AssigneeQuest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated
InventorJohn Koehl
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AssigneeQuest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated
InventorJohn Koehl
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Systems and methods are provided though which a transaction, e.g., in a multi-tier, distributed application may be initiated from a portable or hand-held device, such as a smartphone. A computer system or systems, possibly remote from the device, may approve the transaction, complete it, or both, and the remote computer system or systems may cause a document to be printed, e.g., by a printer physically proximate to the device. Aspects of the invention are illustrated by embodiments in which a drug prescription may be created electronically using a hand-held device. In such an embodiment, the prescription may be transmitted to one or more remote computer systems, such as an application server, for processing. If specified, the remote computer systems may cause a prescription to be printed, e.g., at a printer near the prescriber's location. The prescriber may sign the printed prescription and give it to a patient or pharmacy.
A method of printing a document in response to a request from a handheld device in connection with a computer system that comprises one or more processors, one or more interfaces operatively coupled to at least one of the processors, and one or more databases operatively coupled to at least one of the processors, the method comprising:
A computer system for printing a document in response to a request from a handheld device, the computer system comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more processors within a computer system comprising one or more interfaces operatively coupled to at least one of the processors and one or more databases operatively coupled to at least one of the processors, cause the computer system at least to:
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