Print release to imaging device from mobile computing device

Abstract

A system includes a spool directory accessible by a mobile computing device and an imaging device. A user selects for imaging on the imaging device a file accessible by the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device saves the file on the spool directory with a unique name. Upon the user accessing the imaging device for imaging, the imaging device generates a unique quick response code. The user captures the code with a camera of the mobile computing device and the code is used by the mobile computing device to rename the file on the spool directory. That the imaging device knows the quick response code, the imaging device accesses and prints the file on media for the user.

1 . A method for imaging files on media of an imaging device, comprising:
 uniquely naming a file for storage on a spool directory accessible by the imaging device;   by the imaging device, generating a quick response code; and   renaming with the quick response code the file stored on the spool directory.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further including selecting on a mobile computing device the file for imaging on the imaging device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further including generating the quick response code after a user of a mobile computing device engages the imaging device for requesting imaging of the file. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further including capturing the quick response code with a camera of the mobile computing device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , further including displaying the quick response code on a user interface of the imaging device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further including generating the quick response code with a timestamp corresponding to a time of requesting the imaging of the file. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further including installing an application on a mobile computing device, the application said uniquely naming the file. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further including selecting the file for imaging with the application installed on the mobile computing device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further including using a timestamp to said uniquely name the file. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further including receiving from a user of a mobile computing device a selection for imaging of the file on the imaging device. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further including verifying by the imaging device whether or not the spool directory already has an address named with the quick response code. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further including generating the quick response code with a serial number of the imaging device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further including configuring a mobile computing device to access a clock to generate a unique hash for the uniquely naming of the file based on a timestamp of when a user of the mobile computing device accesses the file for imaging on the imaging device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further including generating the quick response code with a serial number of a mobile computing device which accesses the file for imaging on the imaging device. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , further including determining whether the spool directory has a duplicately named file corresponding to the file. 
     
     
         16 . A method for imaging on media of an imaging device files accessible by a mobile computing device, comprising:
 uniquely naming the file for storage for access by the imaging device;   generating a quick response code by the imaging device; and   renaming the file using the quick response code.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , capturing with a camera of the mobile computing device the quick response code on a user interface of the imaging device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further including selecting the file for imaging by the mobile computing device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the generating the quick response code by the imaging device further includes using a timestamp from the selecting the file for imaging by the mobile computing device. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the generating the quick response code further includes using a serial number of either the imaging device, the mobile computing device, or both.