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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
J. Brent Pawlecki, New York, NY (US);
Douglas B. Quine, Bethel, CT (US);
J. Brent Pawlecki, New York, NY (US);
Douglas B. Quine, Bethel, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for producing hard copies of electronic information employing a portable personal receiving device includes the steps of selecting information to print and utilizing the receiving device to identify available printers based on the location of the receiving device for printing the selected information in hard copy form. The portable receiving device is connected to one of the available printers and the selected information is printed in hard copy form. A system for producing hard copies of electronic information employing a portable personal receiving device includes a portable receiving device having a program enabling selection of information to print. The portable device includes a program to identify available printers based on the location of the receiving device. A communications link connects the portable receiving device to an available printer. The receiving device may be a cell phone and global positioning satellite functionality and/or cell phone tower positions may be employed to determine the location of the receiving device.