Networked printing systems

A system for enabling content to be displayable, comprising:

• a printing device;
• said printing device including,
• a user interface, said user interface including a display,
• a network communication device to provide communication between said printing device and a network over a network communication channel, and
• an ancillary wireless communication transmitter/receiver, said ancillary wireless communication transmitter/receiver providing a communication channel to an ancillary display device;
• said printing device, in response to commands entered through said user interface, retrieving displayable content;
• said printing device transmitting, through said ancillary wireless communication transmitter/receiver, the retrieved displayable content to the ancillary display device when a user, by manipulating said user interface, requests that the retrieved displayable content be transmitted to the ancillary display device.

A method for enabling content to be displayable in association with a printing device, the printing device including a user interface, the user interface including a display, a network communication device to provide communication between the printing device and a network over a network communication channel, and an ancillary wireless communication transmitter/receiver, the ancillary wireless communication transmitter/receiver providing a communication channel to an ancillary display device, comprising:

• retrieving, in response to commands entered through the user interface, displayable content;
• determining if the retrieved displayable content can be displayed upon the display of the printing device;
• and
• transmitting, through the ancillary wireless communication transmitter/receiver, the retrieved displayable content to the ancillary display device when it is determined that the retrieved displayable content cannot be displayed upon the display of the printing device.

A system for enabling content to be displayable, comprising:

• a printing device associated with a printer provider;
• and
• a display device operatively connected to said printing device;
• said printing device including,
• a user interface, said user interface including a user interface display, and
• a network communication device to provide communication between said printing device and a remote printer provider server associated with the printer provider and to provide communication between said printing device and said display device;
• said printing device, in response to commands entered through said user interface, communicating with the remote printer provider server to retrieve displayable content associated with the commands entered through said user interface;
• said printing device, when a user, by manipulating said user interface, requests that the displayable content to be retrieved is to be transmitted to said display device, communicating with the remote printer provider server to instruct the remote printer provider server to transmit the retrieved displayable content to said display device;
• said display device receiving, from the remote printer provider server, the retrieved displayable content and displaying the retrieved displayable content thereupon when said printing device instructs the remote printer provider server to transmit the retrieved displayable content to said display device.

A method for enabling content to be displayable in association with a printing device associated with a printer provider and a display device, the printing device including a user interface, the user interface including a user interface display, and a network communication device to provide communication between the printing device and a remote printer provider server associated with the printer provider and to provide communication between the printing device and the display device, comprising:

• the printing device, in response to commands entered through the user interface, communicating with the remote printer provider server to retrieve displayable content associated with the commands entered through the user interface;
• the printing device, when a user, by manipulating the user interface, requests that the displayable content to be retrieved is to be transmitted to the display device, communicating with the remote printer provider server to instruct the remote printer provider server to transmit the retrieved displayable content to the display device;
• and
• the display device receiving, from the remote printer provider server, the retrieved displayable content and displaying the retrieved displayable content thereupon when the printing device instructs the remote printer provider server to transmit the retrieved displayable content to the display device.