Patent ID: 7165714

Claim:
A networked printing system comprising: at least one smart card having a memory device programmed with access information corresponding to and associated with one or more icons formed on a surface of said smart card; a reader device coupled to a computer network, said smart card being locatable with said reader device to permit a reading of said memory device to associate said access information with one of said icons selected by a user pointing a touch panel of said reader device overlaying said icons; a printer device coupled to said network; a merchant server coupled to said network and configured to receive said access information from said reader in response to selection of said one icon, and in response thereto forward an electronic document for printing on said printer for retrieval by said user; and a transaction monitory server coupled to said network and configured to monitor the forwarding of said electronic document to said printer and to invoice at least one user of said network for costs associated with said printing.