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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Samuel Leo Rhodus, Lexington, KY (US);
Forrest Steely, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
It is a first aspect of the present disclosure to provide a computer implemented method of enabling a peripheral device connected to a network during an inactive communication with the network, that includes activating an ad-hoc network connection with a mobile device during the inactive communication of the peripheral device with the network; transmitting a document to the mobile device for processing; receiving the processed document from the mobile device; storing the processed document in a memory of the peripheral device; and sending the processed document to a remote storage location once the peripheral device is determined to be actively communicating with the network.