Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and method for initiating a printing operation from a printer

US7102781B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 3, 2002
Grant dateSep 5, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1285
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printer comprises at least one print control that can be operated by a user. In response to operation of the print control, the printer generates and transmits a request from the printer to a general purpose computer that has data stored in it. The request contains information to cause the computer to execute a print operation. The printer prints the data received from the computer.

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