Patent ID: 9377985
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for using a personal computing resource for mobile print conversion and routing, comprising: registering, by a mobile print server, the personal computing resource with the mobile print server before a print job request is received, wherein the registering comprises: receiving by the mobile print server the print job request from a mobile endpoint device before the print job request is sent to a printer; determining by the mobile print server that the personal computing resource is idle to convert the print job request, wherein the personal computing resource is on at least one of: a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a netbook computer or an ultra book computer that is a user owned personal computer resource or an office assigned personal computer resource of a user of the mobile endpoint device; determining by the mobile print server to send the print job request to the personal computing resource; sending by the mobile print server the print job request to the personal computing resource for conversion of a document in the print job request that is to be printed; and sending the document that is converted to a spooler of a selected printer to be printed.