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`Exhibit 1
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`( 12 ) United States Patent
`Moyer et al .
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`( 10 ) Patent No . : US 10 , 346 , 105 B2
`( 45 ) Date of Patent :
`* Jul . 9 , 2019
`
`US010346105B2
`
`( * ) Notice :
`
`( 54 ) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
`COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A REMOTE
`PRINTER AND A SERVER
`( 71 ) Applicant : Intellectual Ventures I LLC ,
`Wilmington , DE ( US )
`( 72 ) Inventors : Alan L . Moyer , Chelmsford , MA ( US ) ;
`Thomas J . LeBlanc , Sudbury , MA
`( US ) ; Leonid Winestein , Chestnut Hill ,
`MA ( US )
`( 73 ) Assignee : INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I
`LLC , Wilmington , DE ( US )
`Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 0 days .
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis
`claimer .
`( 21 ) Appl . No . : 15 / 989 , 511
`( 22 ) Filed :
`May 25 , 2018
`Prior Publication Data
`( 65 )
`US 2018 / 0373474 A1
`Dec . 27 , 2018
`Related U . S . Application Data
`( 63 ) Continuation of application No . 15 / 265 , 098 , filed on
`Sep . 14 , 2016 , now Pat . No . 9 , 983 , 836 , which is a
`( Continued )
`
`( 51 )
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`( 52 )
`
`Int . Ci .
`GO6F 15 / 16
`G06F 3 / 12
`U . S . Cl .
`CPC . . . . . . . . . . . .
`
`( 2006 . 01 )
`( 2006 . 01 )
`G06F 3 / 1222 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; G06F 3 / 126
`( 2013 . 01 ) ; G06F 3 / 1207 ( 2013 . 01 ) ;
`( Continued )
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`( 58 )
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`( 56 )
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`DE
`EP
`
`Field of Classification Search
`CPC . . . . . GO6F 3 / 1236 ; G06F 3 / 1237 ; G06F 312 / 59
`See application file for complete search history .
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`( Continued )
`Primary Examiner — Yves Dalencourt
`( 74 ) Attorney , Agent , or Firm — Christensen O ' Connor
`Johnson Kindness PLLC
`ABSTRACT
`( 57 )
`In order to enable downloading to a mobile printer data
`items from a server , a method comprising the steps of
`establishing communication connection end points ( “ sock
`ets " ) , communicating with the server , where the communi
`cation includes sending a request for authentication to the
`server , receiving an authentication response , requesting print
`data portions from the server , receiving the requested print
`data portions , and notifying the server after each print data
`portion has been printed . The method also includes the step
`of terminating their communication connection when a
`printing session ends or if an error occurs . The method
`constitutes a printer - server protocol .
`20 Claims , 12 Drawing Sheets
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`600
`Receive Printer
`Characteristics
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`Check
`Registration
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`610
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`620
`Already
`Registered ?
`
`No
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`640
`Register Printer
`
`<
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`650
`New Registration
`successful ?
`No
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`670
`Send error
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`Yes
`
`630
`Send
`numDownloads
`pumParts
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`Yes
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`660
`Send
`pumDownloads = 1
`DumPrints = 1 for
`Welcome print
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`converted to an output file
`Data is re - arranged and
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`output file is compressed
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`server / remote output device protocol
`Output
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`FIG . 1
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`Image ( Output of Printing ) Server
`dopoodi S2
`Image ( Output
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`www
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`Network
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`110
`Terminate
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`40
`Initiate Connection
`with Server
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`50
`Establish inter - process
`communication Mechanism
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`Request Authentication by
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`Receive Authentication
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`75
`Status ?
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`Failure
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`Success
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`Request Print Data
`from Server
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`Receive Print Data
`from Server
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`Print Copies
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`Send Notification of Print
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`Yes
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`105
`Status ?
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`Success
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`More
`Downloads ?
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`No
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`Failure
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`Authenticate
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`Failure
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`Status ?
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`Success
`Request Print Data 120
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`FIG . 3
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`Receive Print Data 130
`Failure of PARTIAL _ DATA _ SENT ,
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`140
`Status ?
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`Success
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`Print Copies and
`Send Notification
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`150
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`Terminate
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`Failure
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`Failure
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`160
`Status ?
`Success
`170
`0
`< Prints
`Y No
`180
`downloads > O ?
`| No
`Refresh
`200
`Status ?
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`Yes
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`Yes
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`190 )
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`190
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`|
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`Send Data to Server
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`210 |
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`Request authentication
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`60
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`Receive Data from Server 220 ]
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`Failure
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`230
`Status ?
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`Leave cold flag
`as is for next
`try to connect
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`Success
`240
`endPrintFailure
`true ?
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`No
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`Yes
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`Call endOfPrint
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`270
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`Obtain status
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`280
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`FIG . 4
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`Determine nextDocID ,
`nextID , lastDocs , offset
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`310
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`Request Next Print
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`320
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`Receive status
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`330 )
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`PARTIAL _ DATA _ SENT
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`350
`Set parameters for specific data portion
`nextDocID = docID
`nextID =
`ID
`cold = 0
`
`offset = offset + sizeReceived 360 |
`
`Failure
`
`340
`Status ?
`Success
`Last DocID = docID
`lastID =
`ID
`nextDocID =
`0
`nextID = 0
`copies = numCopies
`offset =
`0
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`Receive Security
`Indicator from Server
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`420
`Calculate Security
`Indicator at printer
`
`Compare the two
`Security Indicators
`
`4
`
`450 4501
`Discard print data
`
`No ve
`
`440
`Are they
`equal ?
`Yes
`
`FIG . 6
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`500
`Printer establishes
`inter - process
`communication
`mechanism endpoint
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`5101
`
`Server establishes a
`process to control
`communications
`
`Process Sleep
`
`New commands
`can be added to
`this decision chain
`
`520
`NoGot a printer
`command ?
`Yes
`530
`Got
`authenticate ?
`NOY
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`Yes
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`580
`Terminate
`Communication
`
`Yes
`
`. . . .
`
`Handle 535
`authenticate
`
`. . . . . . . . . .
`
`.
`
`. . . . .
`
`540
`Got refresh ?
`No 1
`550
`550
`Got
`getNextPrint ?
`NOY
`560
`Got
`endOfPrint ?
`
`NOY
`
`Got
`endSession ?
`No
`Throw
`Exception
`
`Yes
`
`Handle
`refresh
`
`545
`
`www
`
`Yes
`
`Handle 555
`getNextPrint
`
`Yes
`
`Handle 565
`endOfPrint
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`FIG . 7
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`600
`Receive Printer
`Characteristics
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`Check
`Registration
`
`610
`
`620
`Already
`Registered ?
`
`No
`
`640
`Register Printer
`
`Yes
`
`630
`Send
`numDownloads
`numParts
`
`650
`New Registration
`successful ?
`
`Yes
`
`660
`Send
`num Downloads = 1
`numPrints = 1 for
`welcome print
`
`No
`6707
`Send error
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`nextDocID , nextId , lastDoc , 700
`lastD , offset
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`7957
`Send specific or
`partial data portion
`
`Yes
`
`Success ?
`
`No
`
`Send error
`
`710
`Printer was
`auto - registered this
`session ?
`No
`7720
`next . Doct is for
`welcome print ?
`
`No
`740
`Is a specific data
`portion requested ?
`
`760
`Printer asked for
`specific print
`doc?d = nextDocID
`Id = nextID
`
`Yes
`
`770
`-
`Printer specified a
`nextDoc . ) , and D is
`nextId ?
`Yes
`doc . is
`nextDocID and D
`is nextID ?
`Yes
`
`Yes
`780
`Retrieve partial data
`portion ( Optionally ) send
`ping command
`
`Yes
`
`No
`
`No
`
`No
`
`Send all or part of
`Welcome print data
`portion , depending on
`value of offset
`
`Get next print 750
`parameters from Print
`Queue docID , Id
`
`-
`
`-
`
`- . .
`
`.
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`Printer is not continuing
`download of a previous
`data portion Reset offset
`to zero
`
`Retrieve data 785
`portion ( Optionally )
`send ping command
`
`Set offset = 0 790
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`Call Server
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`Open Socket
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`Authenticate
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`FIG . 10
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`Status ?
`Success
`downloads > O ?
`Yes
`Get Next Print
`
`Failure
`
`No
`
`Yes
`
`Terminate
`
`No
`downloads > O ?
`
`Failure or
`PARTIAL DATA _ SENT
`
`Terminate
`
`Failure
`
`Status ?
`I Success
`Print Copies
`
`Status ?
`Success
`
`Yes
`
`downloads > 0 ?
`No
`
`Refresh
`
`Status ?
`
`Failure
`
`Success
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`FIG . 11
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`Decompress Print
`Data Portion
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`Make print - ready
`
`Print one copy
`
`Failure
`
`Status ?
`I Success
`
`in magic = MAGIC
`in command = END _ OF _ PRINT
`in . params . endPrint . status = Success
`in . params . endPrint . docID = lastDocID
`in . params . endPrint . ID
`= lastID
`
`Flag so that printer can
`attempt to call endOfPrint
`during next successful
`connection to the server
`Failure
`endPrintFailure =
`true
`
`Call endOfPrint
`
`Status ?
`Success
`endPrintFailure =
`false
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`Decrement Copies
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`copies > o _
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`Yes
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`Printer opens socket to Server
`
`Server starts new socket
`handler thread of control
`
`Thread Sleep
`
`No
`
`Time out
`exceeded ?
`Yes
`Throw
`Exception
`
`New commands
`can be added to
`this decision chain
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`Catch Exceptions
`from handles
`
`Yes
`
`Close Socket
`
`Got a
`printer
`command ?
`
`Yes
`
`Got
`-
`authenticate ?
`
`Yes
`
`Handle
`authenticate
`
`. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`
`. . .
`
`No
`- Got
`refresh ?
`No
`Got
`getNextPrint ?
`
`No
`
`Got
`endOfPrint ?
`No
`
`Yes
`
`Yes . . . .
`
`Handle
`refresh
`
`Handle
`getNextPrint
`
`Yes
`
`Handle
`endOfPrint
`
`Yes
`
`Got ping ?
`No
`Got
`endSession ?
`No
`Throw Exception
`
`FIG . 12
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`30
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`METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
`COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A REMOTE
`PRINTER AND A SERVER
`
`other digital images to the Web , whereby such images may
`subsequently be viewed , shared , edited , and printed on
`conventional printers using computers connected to the Web
`using conventional Internet connections .
`To print a digital image from the Web , a user must
`typically use a conventional desktop or laptop computer to
`establish a Web connection using a conventional modem or
`other network connection device . The user must then locate
`This application is a continuation of U . S . patent applica
`the digital image ( such as a digital photograph ) to be printed
`tion Ser . No . 15 / 265 , 098 , filed Sep . 14 . 2016 , which is a
`continuation of U . S . patent application Ser . No . 14 / 137 , 688 , 10 or complete a transaction that produces an image ( such as a
`filed Dec . 20 , 2013 , now U . S . Pat . No . 9 , 448 , 750 , issued
`ticket ) to be printed . The user must then typically download
`Sep . 20 , 2016 , which is a continuation of U . S . patent
`the located image from the Web site to the computer . To print
`application Ser . No . 13 / 087 , 089 , filed Apr . 14 , 2011 , now
`the image , the user must typically issue a “ print " command
`U . S . Pat . No . 8 , 645 , 500 , issued Feb . 4 . 2014 , which is a
`to the Web browser or other software executing on the
`continuation of U . S . patent application Ser . No . 12 / 105 , 710 , 15 computer .
`Such a process can be cumbersome for the user and may
`filed Apr . 18 , 2008 , now U . S . Pat . No . 7 , 958 , 205 , issued Jun .
`7 , 2011 , which is a continuation of U . S . application Ser . No .
`restrict the range of circumstances in which the user may
`10 / 191 , 606 , filed Jul . 9 , 2002 , now U . S . Pat . No . 7 , 383 , 321 ,
`print digital images from the Web . For example , the con
`issued Jun . 3 , 2008 , each of which is hereby incorporated by
`ventional method described above involves several discrete
`reference in its entirety . This application is also related to the 20 steps , each of which must be initiated by the user : locating
`following commonly - owned patent applications , each of
`the desired image , downloading the image to a host com
`which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety :
`puter , and issuing a print command to print the image .
`U . S . application Ser . No . 09 / 870 , 538 , filed May 30 , 2001 ,
`Locating the desired image may be difficult if the user
`entitled “ Method and System for Generating a Permanent
`does not know or remember the precise Web address of the
`Record of a Service Provided to a Mobile Device , ” now U . S . 25 image to be printed . Even if the user does remember , for
`example the address of the home page of the Web site on
`Pat . No . 7 , 747 , 699 , issued Jun . 29 , 2010 ;
`U . S . application Ser . No . 10 / 022 . 924 , filed Dec . 18 , 2001 ,
`which the image is stored , it may be necessary for the user
`to perform several steps to navigate a Web browser to the
`entitled “ Method and Apparatus for Printing Remote Images
`precise image to be downloaded .
`Using a Network - Enabled Printer , " now U . S . Pat . No .
`If the image to be printed cannot be printed directly from
`6 , 976 , 084 , issued Dec . 13 , 2005 ;
`U . S . application Ser . No . 10 / 024 , 068 , filed Dec . 18 , 2001 ,
`the Web page on which it is stored , it may be necessary for
`entitled “ Method and Apparatus for Printing Remote Images
`the user to download the image to the host computer . This
`Using a Mobile Device and Printer . ” now abandoned and
`may require the user to perform several steps , such as
`replaced by continuation application Ser . No . 11 / 150 , 948 ,
`selecting the image , providing a filename for the image , and
`filed Jun . 13 , 2005 , entitled “ Method and Apparatus for 35 selecting a location on a local storage device ( such as a hard
`disk drive ) on which the image is to be stored .
`Providing Output From Remotely Located Digital Files
`Printing the image may also be problematic . For example ,
`Using a Mobile Device and Output Device , ” now aban
`if the image has been downloaded to a local storage device ,
`doned ;
`U . S . application Ser . No . 10 / 191 , 161 , filed Jul . 9 , 2002 ,
`the user may have to locate the image on the storage device
`entitled “ Method and Apparatu