Printer selection system and method with print request distribution
US7102778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1232
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of selecting a printer from a plurality of printers to fulfill a print job of a user includes receiving a print request for the print job from the user at one of the printers, distributing the print request for the print job to at least another of the printers associated with the one of the printers, determining if the at least another of the printers has a printing capability to fulfill the print job, including comparing the print request for the print job with the printing capability of the at least another of the printers, and submitting a print offer to the user from the at least another of the printers if the at least another of the printers has the printing capability to fulfill the print job.
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