Patent ID: 9058138
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for releasing a print job from a printer resource in physical proximity to a mobile network terminal, the printer resource selected from a plurality of printer resources, the method comprising: obtaining physical location information from the mobile network terminal; providing the location information to a printer directory service over a communications network; receiving configuration information from the communications network for a printer resource list from the printer directory service, the printer resource list containing one or more printer resources selected from the plurality of printer resources within a range limitation of the location information, the configuration information defining a release type used by the one or more printer resources to release the print job; selecting the printer resource from the printer resource list; and sending authentication information corresponding to the release type used by the printer resource, the authentication information in order to release the print job from the printer resource.