User Manual

Direct Print & Scan for Mobile V2.0 Installation and User’s Guide 13
Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter consists of an overview of DPSM, and the system requirements for installing
and operating the software on the supported mobile platforms.
1.1 Overview
DPSM is a combination of a MEAP (Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform)
application that runs on a Canon imageRUNNER or imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFP
(Multi-Functional Printer) and a client mobile application that runs on certain
BlackBerry smartphones, Android smartphones and tablets, and Apple iPhone and iPad
devices.
The DPSM application enables you to connect your mobile device to a Canon MEAP-
enabled MFP to print documents, e-mail messages, attachments, and images, as well as
load scanned data from the MFP to your mobile device. DPSM requires a MEAP
device, a client application running on a mobile device, and a direct network connection
between the two, either via VPN (Virtual Private Network) or Wi-Fi.
MEAP is a software platform embedded in Canon imageRUNNER and
imageRUNNER ADVANCE machines that enables the development of custom
applications, which run alongside native functions, such as Copy and Scan and Store.
MEAP, developed by Canon, is based on Sun Microsystems’ Java and Java 2 Micro
Edition technology.
“MEAP device” is a MEAP enabled Canon imageRUNNER or imageRUNNER
ADVANCE that is running the DPSM application. It may also be referred to as “the
machine.”