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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Konica Minolta Laboratory U.s.a., Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Michael Januszewski, Lafayette, CO (US);
Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
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.