Method, device system and computer program for saving and retrieving print data in a network

US7474426B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Oce Printing Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Viktor Benz · Kirchseeon, DE
• Steffen Petz · Poing, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2002
• Grant date: Jan 6, 2009
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S707/99952
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In a method and system for storage and retrieval of print data, print data of a print job are transferred in blocks from a data source to at least two of a plurality of print servers connected with one another via a network. Control data regarding respective print data are transmitted to the print servers and are registered and stored in the network. Control data are registered by a central control module of the network and further processing of the print job is allocated by the central control module to an allocated print server so that the allocated print server receives the control data. Using the control data, the respectively allocated print server reads the print data in blocks from the respectively associated print server, processes and/or buffers them as needed, and forwards them to a processing device.