Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Bruce M Young

Michael P Prenn

Richard G Lea

In accordance with this invention, systems and corresponding methods for printing one or more files stored in computing systems in a communication network are provided. In one or more embodiments, a user interacts with control menus or buttons provided on a network printing device to select one or more documents stored on computing systems attached to the network. Selected documents are then converted to printable format and printed at the printing site without the user having to step away from the site.

Printer based printing system and method

The described system and procedure provides fax delivery services to a user that only has convenient access to a single-function networked printer device. To accomplish this, the system receives a facsimile sent to a telephone number. Responsive to receiving the facsimile, the facsimile is converted from a fax data format to a printable data format that is compatible with a printer device. Next, the converted facsimile is wrapped in a network transfer protocol language such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol to form a Web Page. Next, a Universal Resource Locator (URL) is identified that corresponds to the telephone number used to send the facsimile to the system. The URL identifies an embedded web server in a printer. Next, the Web page containing the converted facsimile is communicated to the identified embedded web server for printing by the printer.

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Boise, ID, United States of America

Bruce M Young