US 7,321,435 B2 | ||
System and method for authorizing printing services | ||
Darrel Cherry, Boise, Id. (US); and James Clough, Boise, Id. (US) | ||
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
Filed on Feb. 11, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/74,793. | ||
Prior Publication US 2003/0151762 A1, Aug. 14, 2003 | ||
Int. Cl. G06K 15/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 358—1.14 [358/1.9] | 11 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
rendering a print job with a client computer;
sending an authorization code to the client computer from a monitoring device remotely located relative to the client computer;
subsequently sending the print job with the authorization code from the client computer to the remote monitoring device;
the remote monitoring device checking whether the authorization code is valid;
enabling printing of the print job upon determining that the authorization code is valid; and
disabling printing of the print job by a printer remote from the remote monitoring device upon determining that the authorization
code is invalid.
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