Guideline to declare MIPC Adherence
Overview
The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC) is a non-profit industry association founded in April of 2004, to promote and support direct printing compatibility between mobile phones and printers. In order to promote this activity, MIPC has prepared following two types of references for promotion.
To use these references, the products should adhere to the MIPC guideline version 2.0.
Please note that this reference description is not mandatory. But we highly recommend vendors to use the references for the MIPC adherent products.
Two types of references
Short Version
For store tag and packaging:
Mobile Printing Ready (Bluetooth, PictBridge, Memory Cards, IrDA, WiFi)
If a company wants to use text description indicating adherence to MIPC guidelines, then the term "Mobile Printing Ready" can be used along with the transports on the device that adhere to the guidelines. The transports can be described with the name of each transport with one exception - use "PictBridge" for USB. For example, "Bluetooth, PictBridge, Memory Cards, IrDA, WiFi". But please do not use the logos of Bluetooth, PictBridge or DPOF within this statement. If you would like to specify the type of memory card, please use * mark to describe the type. Below is an example
Example
Mobile Printing Ready (Bluetooth, PictBridge, Memory Cards*)
Long Version
For users' manual, packaging, product brochure and web site:
• Highly recommended
This Mobile Printing Ready product is designed to provide easy printing from mobile phones. This product follows Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC) Implementation Guidelines for Printing with Mobile Terminals, Version 2.0, for (select all that apply): Bluetooth, PictBridge, Memory Cards, IrDA, WiFi.
• Recommendation
About MIPC (Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium)
The MIPC is a non-profit industry association founded in 2004 by leading companies in photo printing and the mobile phone industry. Its mission is to promote and support the development of interoperability guidelines enabling printing of images and other content between mobile phones and printing devices. The guidelines are promoted for use internationally to ensure a broad spectrum of products and services for mobile phone consumers. www.mobileprinting.org
Requirement to use above references
The products should adhere to the MIPC guideline 2.0 and if you want to use the above text for promotion, please use the text as is after the self-certification. It is highly recommended to use the references for promotion but it is not mandatory.
Where to use the references
For the short version, it is for product UI, product enclosure, box (catalog), web site, specification sheet and store tag or other sales materials.
For the long version, it is for box, brochure, web site, instruction manual or other sales materials.
Font and size requirement
There is no special requirement. You can create the reference with any fonts and sizes.
Translation
For the long version, the translated text is available in Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch.
Please use the translated version provided by MIPC. Please do not translate the text.
TM description
TM (trademark) description is not needed.
i.e. “Mobile Printing Ready” --- Correct
MIPC Logo
Use of the MIPC logo is not allowed with the reference. The MIPC logo is for MIPC use only.
For More Information
Visit http://www.mobileprinting.org for more information.
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