Printing for virtualized applications
US8291438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1224
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Procedures for printing virtualized applications are discussed. In implementations, a spooler is associated with an established virtual environment including a virtualized application. The spooler may be associated by making a native spooler, installed on a computing system aware of the virtual environment. In other implementations, the spooler may be virtualized such as by including an instance of a spooler in the virtual environment. A printer driver may be virtualized for use in print virtual application output. Virtualizing printer drivers may allow virtual applications to access and use printer and/or software resources without installing the resource on the device.
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