Patent ID: 8484316

Claim:
A mobile printing system, comprising: a mobile client device comprising a message transceiver configured with an SMS messaging address adapted to receive SMS text messages and a web browser; said mobile client device configured for communication with a web server, wherein the web server comprises a plurality of web pages identified with web addresses, wherein each web page from among the plurality of web pages is adapted to provide access particular printer drivers; said mobile client device configured for communication with a printer server via a wireless telephone network, wherein said printer server comprises a memory including one or more printer drivers, and an end user interface comprising a physical or virtual keyboard integral to said printer server for accepting the SMS messaging address from said end user, forming a user specified SMS messaging address, wherein said keypad is further configured for accepting end user authentication information, thereby eliminating a need for a printer server administrator to decide whether to allow or prevent transmission of said one or more printer drivers to said end user, and wherein said printer server comprises an SMS message sender integral to the printer server wherein the printer server is adapted to cause the SMS message sender to send an SMS message to the end user specified SMS messaging address of the client device through the message transceiver, wherein the SMS message includes the web address of the one or more web pages; and said mobile client device configured for, upon receipt of said SMS message, automatically providing the end user with access to one or more printer drivers on said mobile client device without requiring an end user of said mobile client device to previously have access to the network address information of said printer drivers or search for said printer drivers via said web browser.