a cellular telephone protocol adaptive printing method is provided . an example method may include identifying a cellular telephone print item to print , identifying a print data transmission protocol for transmitting from a cellular telephone to an image forming device via a wireless communication link , identifying print job elements to process according to the print data transmission protocol , selectively processing the print job elements according to the print data transmission protocol , and processing the print job elements into a print job . in one example , the method includes transmitting the print job to an image forming device . it is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the application . it is submitted with the understanding that it will not be employed to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims 37 cfr 1 . 72 .