WO2006024905A1 - Wireless-based location-aware remote printing - Google Patents
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- This invention generally relates to mobile devices and more specifically to remote printing a file sent to a mobile device using a wireless mechanism.
- Mobile devices are capable of receiving e-mails containing documents in various formats. However, capabilities to print (or even view) those documents may be limited.
- wireless methods e.g., e-mail, short message service, etc.
- a mobile device e.g., a wireless electronic device, a mobile communication device, a mobile phone, etc.
- a problem yet to be resolved while using this wireless approach is finding a remote printer closest to a location of the mobile device with the required capabilities for printing the file.
- Another important issue is providing a required minimum level of security for the remote printing which can be requested by a user of the mobile device.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a methodology for remote printing a file sent to a mobile device using a wireless mechanism.
- a method for remote printing a file sent to a mobile device comprises the steps of: providing information containing said file, optionally a location of said mobile device and optionally a minimum required security level for said remote printing to a printing system by a wireless mechanism; determining a remote printer closest to the location of the mobile device by the printing system, the remote printer is capable of printing the file and also capable of providing the minimum required security level if the minimum required security level is provided to the printing system, wherein the location is determined by the printing system based on the information if the information does not contain the location; and printing the file on the remote printer by the printing system, wherein the remote printer is one of M remote printers capable of the remote printing by the printing system and M is an integer of at least a value of one.
- the minimum required security level may be determined by the printing system based on the information if the information does not contain the minimum required security level,.
- the information may be provided by the mobile device requesting the remote printing. Further, the location is added manually by a user of the mobile device requesting the remote printing.
- the step of determining the remote printer may be provided by using a printer location database of the printing system.
- the printer location database may contain printer specific capabilities, printer locations and printer security levels regarding the M remote printers.
- the file provided to the printing system may be stored in a file storage area of the printing system.
- the file from the file storage area may be provided to an appropriate application directory which opens the file and sends it to the remote printer for the printing, wherein the appropriate application directory is one of N application directories contained in the printing system, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of one.
- the remote printer may send to the printing system a print status signal indicating a success or a failure of the printing, and the printing system forwards the print status signal and a printer location of the remote printer to the mobile device.
- the file may be provided to the remote printer for the printing by the printer system using a wireless communication.
- the printing system may be a server or a network element of a wireless communication system, or the printing system is a printing service hosted by a system operator.
- the step of providing the information may comprise of: sending or forwarding from a remotely located inbox to printing system by the mobile device a message signal containing the file for the remote printing, optionally containing the location of the mobile device and optionally containing the minimum required security level.
- the step of providing the information, if the location of the mobile device or the minimum required security level is not contained in the message signal may further comprise: sending to the mobile device by the printing system in response to the message signal a location/security request signal requesting the location of the mobile device, if the location of the mobile device is not contained in the message signal, and requesting the minimum required security level, if the minimum required security level is not contained in the message signal; and sending to the printing system by the mobile device in response to the location/security request signal a location/security signal containing the location of the mobile device if requested by the location/security request signal and optionally containing the minimum required security level if requested by the location/security request signal.
- the message signal may be received by a communication block of the printing system
- the location/security request signal may be sent by the communication block
- the location/security signal may be received by the communication block.
- the method may comprise the step of: sending to a file storage area by the communication block a file signal containing the file of the printing system, and sending to a print operator of the printing system by the communication block a print information signal containing the location of the mobile device, a type of the file, an K) of the file and optionally the minimum required security level.
- the step of determining the remote printer may be performed by the print operator using the print information signal and by communicating with a printer location database of the printing system, wherein the printer location database contains printer specific capabilities, printer locations and printer security levels regarding the M remote printers.
- the method may comprise the steps of: providing by the print operator to an appropriate application directory which is capable of opening the file a print request signal containing the ID of the file and an address of the remote printer; and taking the file from the file storage area by the appropriate application directory, opening the file by the appropriate application directory and sending the file by the appropriate application directory to the remote printer for the printing, wherein the appropriate application directory is one of the N application directories contained in the printing system, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of one.
- the remote printer may send to the print operator a print status signal indicating a success or a failure of the printing and the print operator may forward the print status signal and a printer location of the remote printer to the mobile device.
- the mobile device may be a wireless electronic device, a mobile communication device or a mobile phone.
- a computer program product comprises: a computer readable storage structure embodying computer program code thereon for execution by a computer processor with the computer program code characterized in that it includes instructions for performing the steps of the first aspect of the invention indicated as being performed by any component or a combination of components of the printing system or the mobile device or both the printing system and the mobile device.
- a printing system for wireless printing of a file sent to a mobile device comprises: means for receiving information containing said file, optionally a location of said mobile device and optionally a minimum required security level for said remote printing from said mobile device by a wireless mechanism; means for determining a remote printer closest to said location of said mobile device, said remote printer is capable of printing said file and also capable of providing said minimum required security level if said minimum required security level is provided, wherein said location is determined by said printing system based on said information if said information does not contain said location; and means for printing the file on the remote printer by the printing system, wherein the remote printer is one of M remote printers capable of the remote printing by the printing system and M is an integer of at least a value of one.
- the minimum required security level may be determined by the printing system based on the information if the information does not contain the minimum required security level.
- the information may be provided by the mobile device requesting the remote printing. Further, the location may be added manually by a user of the mobile device requesting the remote printing.
- the means for determining a remote printer closest to the location of the mobile device may contain a printer location database.
- the printer location database may contain printer specific capabilities, printer locations and printer security levels regarding the M remote printers.
- the printing system may further comprise a file storage area, for storing the file provided to the printing system.
- the file from the file storage area may be provided to an appropriate application directory which opens the file and sends it to the remote printer for the printing, wherein the appropriate application directory is one of N application directories contained in the printing system, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of one.
- the remote printer sends to the printing system a print status signal indicating a success or a failure of the printing and the printing system forwards the print status signal and a printer location of the remote printer to the mobile device.
- the file may be provided to the remote printer for the printing by the printer system using a wireless communication.
- the printing system may be a server or a network element of a wireless communication system, or the printing system may be a printing service hosted by a system operator.
- the information may be provided by sending or forwarding from a remotely located inbox to the means for receiving of the printing system by the mobile device a message signal containing the file for the remote printing, optionally containing the location of the mobile device and optionally containing the minimum required security level.
- the means for receiving of the printing system may send to the mobile device in response to the message signal a location/security request signal requesting the location of the mobile device if the location of the mobile device is not contained in the message signal, and requesting the minimum required security level if the minimum required security level is not contained in the message signal, and, in response to the location/security request signal, the mobile device may send to the means for receiving of the printing system a location/security signal containing the location of the mobile device if requested by the location/security request signal and optionally containing the minimum required security level if requested by the location/security request signal.
- the means for receiving of the printing system may be a communication block of the printing system. Still further, using the information received by the information block, the communication block may send a file signal containing the file to a file storage area of the printing system and may send a print information signal containing the location of the mobile device, a type of the file, an ID of the file and optionally the minimum required security level to a print operator of the printing system. Further still, the means for determining a remote printer may contain the print operator, responsive to the print information signal and a printer location database of the printing system communicating with the print operator, wherein the printer location database may contain printer specific capabilities, printer locations and printer security levels regarding the M remote printers.
- the print operator may provide to an appropriate application directory, which is capable of opening the file, a print request signal containing the ID of the file and an address of the remote printer, wherein the appropriate application directory may take the file from the file storage area, opens the file and sends the file to the remote printer for the printing, wherein the appropriate application directory is one of the N application directories contained in the printing system, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of one.
- the remote printer may send to the print operator a print status signal indicating a success or a failure of the printing and the print operator forwards the print status signal and a printer location of the remote printer to the mobile device.
- a wireless system for remote printing a file comprises of: at least one mobile device to which the file is sent, for providing by a wireless mechanism information containing the file, optionally a location of the at least one mobile device and optionally a minimum required security level for the remote printing; a printing system, responsive to the information sent by the wireless mechanism, for determining a remote printer closest to the location of the at least one mobile device, the remote printer is capable of printing the file and also capable of providing the minimum required security level if the minimum required security level is provided to the printing system, wherein the location is determined by the printing system based on the information if the information does not contain the location; and M remote printers, capable of the remote printing by the printing system, wherein the remote printer is one of the M remote printers and M is an integer of at least a value of one.
- the minimum required security level may be determined by the printing system based on the information if the information does not contain the minimum required security level. Further according to the fourth aspect of the invention, the information may be provided by the mobile device requesting the remote printing.
- the location may be added manually by a user of the mobile device requesting the remote printing.
- Figure 1 shows a block diagram for remote printing a file sent to a mobile device, according to the present invention.
- Figure 2 shows a flow chart for remote printing a file sent to a mobile device, according to the present invention.
- the present invention provides a new methodology for remote printing a file sent to a mobile device (e.g., a wireless electronic device, a mobile communication device or a mobile phone) using a wireless mechanism.
- a mobile device e.g., a wireless electronic device, a mobile communication device or a mobile phone
- the invention describes identifying a remote printer closest to a location of the mobile device with the required capabilities for printing the file using a printer system (e.g., a server, a network element of a wireless communication system, etc.).
- a printer system e.g., a server, a network element of a wireless communication system, etc.
- Another important issue resolved by the present invention is providing a required minimum level of security for the remote printing which can be requested by a user of said mobile device.
- a mobile device receives an e-mail containing attached documents a user wants to print.
- the user forwards the received e-mail to a special e-mail address, e.g., print@nokia.com.
- the forwarded e-mail may include the current location of the mobile device.
- the system which receives the e-mail sent to this special e-mail address records a sender location either using the included location information or by using location query services asking the current location of the mobile device.
- the system locates, from its database, the printer closest to the mobile device.
- the system opens the received attachment documents using corresponding (e.g., window) applications and asks those applications to print those documents to the specified printer.
- the system notifies the user (e.g. via e-mail or short message service) about the completed task along with information about the location where the print-out can be found.
- the remote printers listed on a system database can provide a certain security level assigned to them based on printer's location (e.g., a printer is in a public location, a printer is in a confidential R&D location, a printer is in a top-secret management location, etc.).
- the user sending the print request may require in his/her request a certain minimum security level for the print-out location.
- the system locates, from its database, the printer closest to the mobile device but also capable of supporting said minimum requested level of security.
- This invention can be utilized also in an environment where, e.g., a special system operator can host the printing service.
- the mobile device location information can be added manually by the user to the e-mail requesting printing service (e.g. in a form "room H6B356", "hermia 5 cafeteria").
- the implementation of this invention is based on the following features: - the user is able to receive his/her e-mails and forward them further or the user is able to see the content of his/her e-mail account "inbox" remotely and forward messages from that "inbox" remotely;
- the mobile device can be able to report its location using the e-mail or the mobile device can be able to respond with its location data when requested by a "printing system” or it can be possible for the user of the mobile device to add the location information manually, wherein the user can add the location information when sending the print request or alternatively, the user can utilize a GPS location system available in the requesting mobile device for determining the coordinates that the user adds to the printing request; - the "printing system” can determine the approximate mobile device location by itself if necessary (if the mobile device cannot determine its location by itself); in this case, for example, two possible implementation scenarios can include but not be limited to:
- BT bluetooth
- RFID radio frequency identification
- the printing service is able to locate the mobile device by using a service provided by an operator (e.g., an operator's chargeable service) and using operator approved/sponsored devices having determining location capabilities;
- the "printing system” must have a database of printer locations; - the "printing system” must be able to pass the attached documents to the corresponding applications capable of printing them to the appropriate printers; and
- the "printing system” must be able to send a printing notification message (e.g., email, short message service) to the user who is requesting the printing service.
- a printing notification message e.g., email, short message service
- Figure 1 shows one example among many other possible scenarios of a block diagram for remote printing a file sent to a mobile device 10 (e.g., a wireless electronic device, a mobile communication device or a mobile phone), according to the present invention.
- the mobile device 10 sends or forwards from a remotely located inbox to a communication block 14 of a printing system 12 a message signal 26 containing said file for said remote printing, optionally containing a location of the mobile device 10 and optionally containing a minimum required security level for printing said file.
- the communication block 14 of said printing system 12 sends to the mobile device 10 a location/security request signal 28 requesting the location of the mobile device 10, if said location of the mobile device 10 is not contained in the message signal 26, and/or requesting said minimum required security level, if said minimum required security level is not contained in said message signal 26.
- the mobile device 10 sends to the communication block 14 a location/security signal 30 preferably containing the location of the mobile device 10 if requested by the location/security request signal 28, and optionally containing the minimum required security level again, if requested by the location/security request signal 28.
- the information block 14 uses the information contained in the signals 26 and 30 (if the signal 30 was needed), the information block 14 sends a file signal 32 containing the file (to be printed) to a file storage area 16 of said printing system 12 and sends a print information signal 34 containing the location (if provided) of the mobile device 10, a type of the file, an ID of the file and said minimum required security level (if provided) to a print operator 18 of said printing system 12.
- the remote printer 24-K is not necessarily physically the closest printer to the mobile device 10, but the "closest" in a sense of being a printer which can provide the specified minimum security level.
- the printer location database 20 in a preferred embodiment of the present invention contains printer specific capabilities, printer locations and printer security levels regarding M remote printers 24-1, ... 24-K, ... 24-M, wherein M in an integer of at least a value of one.
- this location of the mobile device 10 and /or this minimum required security level can be determined (maybe less accurately) by the printing system 12 based on the relevant information contained in the signals 26, 30 and 34. Also, if the location of the mobile device 10 is not provided in the signals 26 and/or 30, the location of the mobile device 10 can be added manually by a user of the mobile device 10 requesting said remote printing.
- the print operator 18 can identify several alternative remote printers out of said M remote printers 24-1, ... 24-K, ... 24-M, which can have approximately the same distance to the mobile device and provide the minimum required security level.
- the print operator can make a decision by itself (using, e.g., a certain predefined criteria) or send an additional request to the mobile device 10 asking which remote printer is preferred out of these several alternative remote printers.
- the mobile device 10 can answer, e.g., that a printer A (one printer out of said M remote printers 24-1, ... 24-K, ... 24-M) shall be used now and always when the printer A is the only one option to carry out the printing request.
- the print operator 18 provides a print request signal 38 containing said ID of said file and an address of said remote printer 24-K to an appropriate application directory 22-P which is capable of opening said file.
- the appropriate application directory 22-P is one of the N application directories contained in said printing system 12, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of one. Then in response to the print request signal 38, the appropriate application directory 22-P takes the file from the file storage area 16, opens the file and sends it to the remote printer 24-K for said printing.
- the remote printer 24-K After printing the file, the remote printer 24-K sends to the print operator 18 a print status signal 44 indicating a success or a failure of said printing. Then the print operator 18 preferably forwards a combined print status signal 48 containing the status information of the print status signal 44 and the remote printer 24-K location through the communication block 14 (or alternatively directly using signal 48a) to the mobile device 10.
- Figure 2 shows a flow chart for the remote printing the file sent to the mobile device 10, according to the present invention.
- the flow chart of Figure 2 only represents one possible scenario among many others.
- the mobile device 10 sends or forwards from the remotely located inbox to the communication block 14 of the printing system 12 the message signal 26 containing said file for said remote printing, optionally containing a location of the mobile device 10 and optionally containing the minimum required security level for printing the file.
- the communication block 14 sends to the mobile device 10, in response to the message signal 26, the location/security request signal 28 requesting the location of the mobile device 10, if said location of the mobile device 10 is not contained in the message signal 26, and requesting said minimum required security level, if said minimum required security level is not contained in said message signal 26.
- the mobile device 10 in response to the location/security request signal 28, sends to the communication block 14 the location/security signal 30 preferably containing the location of the mobile device 10 if requested by the location/security request signal 28 and optionally containing the minimum required security level again if requested by the location/security request signal 28.
- the information block 14 uses the information contained in the signals 26 and 30 (if the signal 30 was needed), sends the file signal 32 containing said file to the file storage area 16 of said printing system 12 and sends the print information signal 34 containing the location of the mobile device 10, a type of the file, an ID of the file and said minimum required security level (if provided) to the print operator 18 of said printing system 12.
- the print operator 18 determines the remote printer (e.g.
- a remote printer 24-K closest to the location of the mobile device 10, wherein said remote printer 24-K is capable of printing the file and also capable of providing said minimum required security level (if said minimum required security level is known by said printing system 12) by communicating with a printer location database 20 (containing the printer specific capabilities, the printer locations and the printer security levels regarding said M remote printers 24-1, ... 24-K, ... 24-M) of said printing system 12.
- the print operator 18 provides the print request signal 38 containing the ID of said file and the address of said remote printer 24-K to an appropriate application directory 22-P which is capable of opening said file (the appropriate application directory 22-P is one of the N application directories contained in said printing system 12, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of one).
- the appropriate application directory 22-P takes the file from the file storage area 16 and opens said file and sends it to the remote printer 24-K for said printing.
- the remote printer 24-K after printing the file sends to the print operator 18 the print status signal 44 indicating the success or the failure of said printing.
- the print operator 18 forwards a combined print status signal 48 containing the status information of the print status signal 44 and the remote printer 24-K location through the communication block 14 (or alternatively directly using signal 48a) to the mobile device 10.
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