Patent · US Expired

Printing retained print jobs

US7426049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 16, 2001
Grant dateSep 16, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/1817
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computing system including a printer capable of retaining print jobs, a first computer and a second computer. The first computer is capable of transmitting a print job to the printer that causes the printer to retain the job. The first computer is also operable to cause the second computer to store a record of the job. A user of the first computer can later retrieve this record in order to identify the job. The user can also interact with the first computer to re-print the job.

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