Universal secure imaging workflow
Embodiments disclosed include systems and methods for computer automated print services control comprising authenticating a user credential input via a user device. The system and method includes generating, by a printer driver comprised in the user device, a user interface comprising features supported by a plurality of printing devices. Further, it includes receiving via the user device over the network, a print instruction comprising the features supported by the plurality of printing devices connected to the computer system over the network. And based on the print instruction, generating a print job in an embodiment. Further, based on the user authentication at one of the plurality of printing devices, converting via a gateway, the received print instruction into a format compatible with that printing device and releasing the generated print job for printing at that printing device, according to an embodiment.
1. In a computer automated print services control system connected to a plurality of printing devices via a network, a wireless device comprising a processor, a memory unit, instructions stored in the memory unit and executed by the processor, which instructions cause the wireless device to:
via a common driver user application, allow a user to select a print job and input a print command from a plurality of print commands;
store the print job in a server along with user identification;
wherein the print job is stored in the server via a first module comprising upgradable capability schema with custom commands for printer model numbers, and
wherein the upgradable capability schema is based on a supplier model, a gateway IP address, and a domain name;
via the common driver user application, enable authentication of print selection;
via a second module comprised in the server, authenticate the wireless device at a gateway or printer by matching received user identification details at the gateway or printer with stored user identification in the server;
based on authentication of the wireless device, convert the print job by the gateway to a format compatible with a selected printing device; and
release the print job by the selected printing device.
2. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the wireless device is configured to:
initiate the print job in the printing device from the plurality of printing devices via a short range communication antenna comprised in the wireless device.
3. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the wireless device is further configured to:
map a generated print instruction from the wireless device to a manufacturer specific proprietary command based on the selected printing device.
4. The wireless device of claim 3 wherein mapping the generated print instruction comprises converting the generated print instruction to a printer device specific page description language.
5. In a wireless device comprised in a computer automated print services control system connected to a plurality of printing devices via a network, a method comprising:
via a common driver user application, allowing a user to select a print job and input a print command from a plurality of print commands;
storing the print job in a server along with user identification;
wherein the print job is stored in the server via a first module comprising upgradable capability schema with custom commands for printer model numbers, and wherein the upgradable capability schema is based on a supplier model, a gateway IP address, and a domain name;
via the common driver user application, enable authentication of print selection;
via a second module comprised in the server, authenticating the wireless device at a gateway or printer by matching received user identification details at the gateway or printer with stored user identification in the server;
based on authentication of the wireless device, converting the print job by the gateway to a format compatible with a selected printing device; and
releasing the print job by the selected printing device.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
initiating the print job in the printing device from the plurality of printing devices via a short range communication antenna comprised in the wireless device.
7. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
mapping a generated print instruction from the wireless device to a manufacturer specific proprietary command based on the selected printing device.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the mapping of the generated print instruction comprises converting the generated print instruction to a printer device specific page description language.