Secure, Server-Less Print Release

摘要

A print release environment includes a client computing device, an imaging device and an active directory. The client stores an imaging job on a local hard disk. The client registers itself with the active directory indicating an existence of the job. Upon a user logging in to the imaging device to retrieve an imaged media corresponding to the imaging job, the imaging device queries the active directory for possible clients. The imaging device contacts client(s) and retrieves a list of jobs available to the user. The user selects their job and the client releases it direct to the imaging device. The client deletes the imaging job upon successful imaging of the media and undoes its registration with the active directory, unless further imaging jobs exist for the user. Encryption techniques are contemplated to secure the data of the imaging job end-to-end from the client to the imaging device.

主权项

1. A method for imaging media in a print release environment having a client computing device and an imaging device connected in a network but without a print server having stored imaging jobs for release to the imaging device from the client computing device for imaging the media, comprising:
logging in a user to the imaging device for retrieving an imaged media corresponding to an imaging job stored on a local hard disk of said client computing device; querying an active computing directory to confirm existence of the imaging job; and receiving at the imaging device the imaging job from the local hard disk of the client computing device thereby avoiding receiving the imaging job from any said print server.