Claims
- 1. A method for printing from a portable device, comprising the following steps:
(a) upon a selection to print, displaying available printing options, including the following substep:
(a.1) providing an option to print remote data accessible at a location outside of the portable device by reference to the location outside of the portable device; and, (b) upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
- 2. A method as in claim 1 wherein the portable device is a personal digital assistant.
- 3. A method as in claim 1, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed.
- 4. A method as in claim 1, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substeps:
(a.2) providing an option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed; and, (a.3) upon selection of the option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed, displaying a list of available templates; wherein, upon selection of one from the list of available templates, the selected template is used in step (b) in performance of the print operation.
- 5. A method as in claim 1, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to print when the portable device is synchronized with a computing system.
- 6. A method as in claim 1, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to print by using an internet service provider to send data to be printed to a printer.
- 7. A method as in claim 1, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to print the remote data by using an internet service provider to send the reference to the location outside the portable device to a computing system connected to a printer.
- 8. A method for printing from a portable device, comprising the following steps:
(a) upon a selection to print, displaying available printing options, including the following substep:
(a.1) providing an option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed; and, (b) upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
- 9. A method as in claim 8 wherein the portable device is a personal digital assistant.
- 10. A method as in claim 8, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) upon selection of the option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed, displaying a list of available templates; wherein, upon selection of one from the list of available templates, the selected template is used in step (b) in performance of the print operation.
- 11. A method as in claim 8, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to print when the portable device is synchronized with a computing system.
- 12. A method for printing from a portable device, comprising the following steps:
(a) upon a selection to print, displaying available printing options, including the following substep: (a.1) providing an option to print when the portable device is synchronized with a computing system; and, (b) upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
- 13. Storage media for storing software, the software, when executed on a portable device performing a method for printing, the method comprising the following steps:
(a) upon a selection to print, displaying available printing options, including the following substep:
(a.1) providing an option to print remote data accessible at a location outside of the portable device by reference to the location outside of the portable device; and, (b) upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
- 14. Storage media as in claim 13, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed.
- 15. Storage media as in claim 13, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substeps:
(a.2) providing an option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed; and, (a.3) upon selection of the option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed, displaying a list of available templates; wherein, upon selection of one from the list of available templates, the selected template is used in step (b) in performance of the print operation.
- 16. Storage media as in claim 13, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to print when the portable device is synchronized with a computing system.
- 17. Storage media as in claim 13, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to print by using an internet service provider to send data to be printed to a printer.
- 18. Storage media as in claim 13, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to print by using an internet service provider to send to a computing system connected to a printer, the reference to the location outside the portable device.
- 19. Storage media for storing software, the software, when executed on a portable device performing a method for printing, the method comprising the following steps:
(a) upon a selection to print, displaying available printing options, including the following substep:
(a.1) providing an option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed; and, (b) upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
- 20. Storage media as in claim 19, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) upon selection of the option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed, displaying a list of available templates; wherein, upon selection of one from the list of available templates, the selected template is used in step (b) in performance of the print operation.
- 21. Storage media as in claim 19, wherein step (a) additionally comprises the following substep:
(a.2) providing an option to print when the portable device is synchronized with a computing system.
- 22. Storage media for storing software, the software, when executed on a portable device performing a method for printing, the method comprising the following steps:
(a) upon a selection to print, displaying available printing options, including the following substep:
(a.1) providing an option to print when the portable device is synchronized with a computing system; and, (b) upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
- 23. A portable device comprising:
a display; and, a printing control entity within the portable device, the printing control entity upon recognition of a print selection, displaying available printing options, providing on the display an option to print remote data accessible at a location outside of the portable device by reference to the location outside of the portable device, and upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
- 24. A portable device as in claim 23 additionally comprising a print button which is pressed by a user to make the print selection.
- 25. A portable device comprising:
a display; and, a printing control entity within the portable device, the printing control entity upon recognition of a print selection, displaying available printing options, providing an option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed, and upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
- 26. A portable device as in claim 25 wherein the printing control entity additionally, upon selection of the option to use a template to provide standardized formatting to data to be printed, displays a list of available templates, wherein, upon selection of one from the list of available templates, the selected template is used in performance of the print operation.
- 27. A portable device comprising:
a display; and, a printing control entity within the portable device, the printing control entity upon recognition of a print selection, displaying available printing options, providing an option to print when the portable device is synchronized with a computing system, and upon selection of one of the available printing options, performing a print operation in accordance with the selection.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to co-pending United States patent application entitled “FULL INFORMATION SET DELIVERY” filed on Oct. 3, 2000 and accorded Ser. No. 09/678,648, and to co-pending United States patent application entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND PRINTING A CREATIVE EXPRESSION” filed on Mar. 13, 2000 and accorded Ser. No. 09/524,669.