System and method for walk-up printing

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Concurrent input/output processing and data transfer

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C710S001000, C710S062000, C710S064000, C710S065000, C710S072000, C358S001100, C358S001130, C358S001150

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06892251

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are various systems and methods for printing documents. In one embodiment, a printing system is provided that comprises a host and a local printer coupled thereto, the local printer having a portable device communications port with which to establish a communications link a portable device. The local printer includes means for relaying a non-rendered document received via the portable device communications port to the host for rendering. The host includes means in the host for orchestrating a rendering of the non-rendered document into a rendered document with a printer format compatible with the local printer, the non-rendered document being rendered using one of a number of applications in the host, and, means in the host for transmitting a rendered document to the local printer to be printed.

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