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Method and apparatus for processing document requests at a printer server

US6738841B1 · kind B1 · utility

147Cited by
11References
57Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 25, 1999
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 25, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/025
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a network, a server and a browser client coupled to the network. The browser client is operable to receive server documents from the server via the network. The system also includes a printer coupled to the network. The printer is operable to retrieve server documents to be printed from the server upon receiving a command from the browser client. In another embodiment, the browser is a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) coupled to the network. The PDA is operable to receive server documents from the server via the network. In this embodiment, the printer is adaptable to retrieve server documents to be printed from the server upon receiving a command from the PDA.

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