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Distributed client side printing methods and systems

US7505168B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Andrew Richard Simonds · Newcastle, US
Mark A. Lawrence · Mesa, US
Timothy J. Lytle · Sammamish, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2004
Grant date	Mar 17, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/1288
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various distributed client side printing methods and systems are described. In at least some embodiments, printer control and the job handling functions are bifurcated or separated by allowing jobs, drivers, settings and the like to be controlled by the print server or some other entity, while allowing clients to communicate jobs directly to a printer. The various embodiments can improve server performance by performing rendering and maintaining rendered data on the client side, and not communicating the rendered data to the server, while at the same time, allowing print servers to control the printer.

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