Abstract: Illustrated is a system and method to use a printer with inductive charging and data exchange capabilities with a mobile computing device to determining the protocol to be used to automatically wirelessly transmit document data to the printer. The system and method includes identifying a mobile computing device that is proximate to a printer with inductive charging and data exchange capabilities, the mobile computing device including document data to be printed. The system and method further includes establishing an inductive link between the mobile computing device and the printer with inductive charging and data exchange capabilities, the inductive link used to establish mutual communication capability. Additionally, the system and method includes selecting the mutual communication capability common to both the mobile computing device and the printer with inductive charging and data transfer capabilities.