Jing J Song

US Patent:

20140132980, May 15, 2014

Filed:

Nov 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/673733

Inventors:

- PALO ALTO CA, US
RUSSELL NEVILLE - TUALATIN OR, US
JING QING SONG - SARATOGA CA, US
REZA MAJIDANSARI - SAN JOSE CA, US
HIROYUKI HIRAI - SUNNYVALE CA, US
SHINICHIRO FUKUNAGA - SUNNYVALE CA, US
SHOJI FUKUSHIMA - MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, US
TOYOHIRO TAKAHASHI - TOKYO, JP

Assignee:

XEROX INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS - PALO ALTO CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/12

US Classification:

358 115

Abstract:

A system and method provide a la carte reproduction services wherein a printing system is capable of performing multiple operational printing modes, but is configured, in a normal operational printing state, to perform a subset of the multiple operational printing modes. The printing system includes a user interface to enable a user to select an operational printing mode. The printing system, in response to a user selecting an operational printing mode not included in subset of the multiple operational printing modes, communicates with a printer service provider server to request authorization to perform the user selected operational printing mode. The printer service provider server requests predetermined information from the printing system, and, upon processing and verification of information received from the printing system, configures the printing system to perform the selected operational printing mode.