Patent ID: 7953386
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: B41J,G06Q,G07F,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of printing content using a mobile telephone with an inbuilt printer module, the comprising the steps of: identifying the content on the mobile telephone; receiving a print medium in a media feed mechanism of the inbuilt printer module, the print medium having printed thereon first coded data in a first data format encoding a print media identity which uniquely identifies the print medium and second coded data in a second data format encoding a two-dimensional coordinate grid; printing, using the printer module of the mobile telephone, the content on the print medium as the media feed mechanism feeds the print medium through the printer module; sensing by the media feed mechanism and while the media feed mechanism is feeding the print medium through the printer module, the print media identity encoded on the print medium being printed on; transmitting, using the mobile telephone, at least the print media identity to a server, the server being configured to validate the print medium using the print media identity; and receiving by the mobile telephone a notification if validation fails, wherein the content is stored in a database in a rendered format suitable for printing by the printer module, and indexed by and retrievable using the print media identity.