Patent · US Expired

Network printing system

US6219151A · kind A · utility

51Cited by
17References
26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 1998
Grant dateApr 17, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1293
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printing network including at least one user workstation and a printer is described. The user workstation transmits print jobs with image controller commands having data which is representative of a network address of the user workstation. An image controller at the printer receiving the print job executes the image controller commands in the print jobs to extract the network address of the user workstation. Processes in the printer store the extracted network address of the user workstation in association with data representative of the print job. The printer transmits messages to the user workstation concerning the status of the print job using the network address extracted from the print job.

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