Patent ID: 7688466
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of printing document data stored on a remote computing device onto a tangible medium comprising: sending a remote desktop invitation from the remote computing device to a printer, the remote desktop invitation including an internet protocol address of the remote computing device, a netbios machine name of the remote computing device, and a representation of the document data stored on the remote computing device, the printer including a printer display; accepting the remote desktop invitation; rendering a remote computing device display on the printer display, the printer display maintaining functions of the remote computing device at the printer display; accessing the document data stored on the remote computing device at the printer display; displaying the document data stored on the remote computing device on the printer display; allowing modification of the document data stored on the remote computing device using functions of the remote computing device from the printer display; and printing the modified document data onto the tangible medium.