Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Philip A McCoog

Diane R Hammerstad

Rabindra Pathak

Rowdy Kelvin Webb

Leo Robert Blume

Michael Strittmatter

Sovrin T Tolia

A printer is operable to implement one of a subscription configuration or trade use configuration. The printer can implement one of the subscription configuration or trade use configuration. When the subscription configuration is implemented, the printer restrictively controls, at least temporarily, use of the printing material resource that is installed on the printer. When the trade use configuration is implemented, the printer provides for less or no control over the use of the printing material resource.

Printer configuration for use of printing material

In one embodiment, a method is provided for a wireless mobile device where data is received over a wireless data connection indicative of presence of compatible components and a selection of the compatible components are displayed. Data is continued to be received further identifying the compatible components. The displayed selection of compatible components is changed in accordance with a convention and based on the continued receipt of data where the method is performed automatically by a wireless mobile device.

Display on wireless mobile device

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Philip A McCoog