MANAGING PRINT JOBS

摘要

A method performed by a print service provider (PSP) for printing, including: (a) obtaining from a network a print job issued by a user mobile device and specifying a printer feature; (b) obtaining a location of the user mobile device; (c) determining a first printer having the printer feature and located within a predetermined distance of the location of the user mobile device; (d) sending a notification identifying the first printer to the user mobile device; (e) checking if a confirmation for the first printer issued by the user mobile device is obtained; (f) if the confirmation is not obtained in the step (e), repeating the steps (b) through (e); and (g) if the confirmation is obtained in the step (e), sending the print job to the first printer, where the first printer generates a hardcopy document from the print job using printer requirement.

主权项

1. A method performed by a print service provider (PSP) for printing, comprising:
obtaining from a network a print job issued by a user mobile device and specifying a printer feature and an initial location of the user mobile device obtaining the initial location of the user mobile device from the print job; determining a first printer comprising the printer feature and located within a predetermined distance of the initial location of the user mobile device; sending a notification identifying the first printer to the user mobile device; obtaining an updated location of the user mobile device after sending the notification; determining a second printer comprising the printer feature and located within the predetermined distance of the updated location sending an updated notification identifying the second printer to the user mobile device obtaining a confirmation for the second printer issued by the user mobile device in response to sending the updated information sending the print job to the second printer in response to the confirmation, wherein the first printer generates a hardcopy document from the print job using the printer feature.